Sanda Island
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For Sanday and Handa, see Sanday (disambiguation) and Handa Island.
Sanda Island (Scottish Gaelic: Sandaigh) is a small island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle.
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Scottish Gaelic name | Sandaigh/?Abhainn |
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Old Norse name | Sandey/Havn |
Meaning of name | Sandy Island (Norse) |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NR730043 |
Coordinates | 55.28°N 5.58°W / 55.28; -5.58 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Firth of Clyde |
Area | 127 hectares (0.49 sq mi) |
Area rank | 131 [1] |
Highest elevation | 123 metres (404 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
References | [2][3] |
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On clear days Sanda can be seen from the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, from the Isle of Arran and from northeast County Antrim. It is known locally on Arran and on the Antrim coast as "Spoon Island"[4] because of its resemblance to an upturned spoon.