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Eigg (listen (help·info)) (Scots Gaelic: Eige) is ane o the Smaw Isles, in the Scots Inner Hebrides.
Gaelic name | Eige |
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Pronunciation | [ˈekʲə] ( listen) |
Norse name | Unkent |
Meanin o name | Scots Gaelic for 'notched island' (eag) |
An Sgurr | |
Location | |
Eigg shawn within Lochaber | |
OS grid reference | NM476868 |
Coordinates | 56.9°N 6.15°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Smaw Isles |
Aurie | 3,049 ha (11.8 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 28 [1] |
Heichest elevation | An Sgurr 393 m (1,289 ft) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Hieland |
Demografics | |
Population | 105[2] |
Population rank | 47 [1] |
Population density | 2.7 fowk/km2[3] |
Lairgest settlement | Cleadale |
References | [3][4] |
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