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Eigg
Island of Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eigg (/ɛɡ/ eg; Scottish Gaelic: Eige; Scots: Eigg) is one of the Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Eigg is 9 kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) long from north to south, and 5 km (3 mi) east to west. With an area of 12 sq mi (31 km2), it is the second-largest of the Small Isles after Rùm. Eigg generates virtually all of its electricity using renewable energy.[6][7]
Scottish Gaelic name | Eige |
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Pronunciation | [ˈekʲə] ⓘ |
Scots name | Eigg[1] |
Old Norse name | Unknown |
Meaning of name | Scottish Gaelic for 'notched island' (eag) |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | NM476868 |
Coordinates | 56.9°N 6.15°W / 56.9; -6.15 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Small Isles |
Area | 3,049 ha (11.8 sq mi) |
Area rank | 28 [2] |
Highest elevation | An Sgùrr, 393 m (1,289 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 105[3] |
Population rank | 47 [2] |
Population density | 2.7 people/km2[4] |
Largest settlement | Cleadale |
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References | [4][5] |
Eigg has been owned by the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust since 1997, as a community ownership; another stakeholder, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, manages the island as a nature reserve.[8] In April 2019, National Geographic discussed the island in an online article, estimating the population at 107 and the average number of annual visitors at 10,000.[9]