Tanera Beag
| Gaelic name | Tanera Beag |
|---|---|
| Norse name | hawnar-øy |
| Meaning of name | "Harbour island", from Norse |
| Location | |
  Tanera Beag Tanera Beag shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NB965074 |
| Coordinates | 58°01′N 5°26′W / 58.01°N 5.44°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Summer Isles |
| Area | 66 hectares (0.25 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 178= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4][5] |
Eastern anchorage, Tanera Beag; Suilven and Cul Mòr are in the background
Tanera Beag or Tanera Beg is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.
It is called "Tanera Beag" ("Little Tanera") to distinguish it from Tanera Mòr, "Big Tanera".
References
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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Coordinates: 58°0′36″N 5°26′39″W / 58.01000°N 5.44417°W
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