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Eilean an Ròin Mòr

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Norse name
  
Eilean an Ròin Mòr

OS grid reference
  
NC177584

Sovereign state
  
Area
  
33 ha

Lieutenancy area
  
Meaning of name
  
large seal island

Highest elevation
  
63 metres (207 ft)

Country
  
Council area
  
Eilean an Ròin Mòr

Island groups
  
British Isles, Inner Hebrides

Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.

Contents

Map of Eilean an R%C3%B2in M%C3%B2r, United Kingdom

GeographyEdit

Eilean an Ròin Mòr, with its neighbour, Eilean an Ròin Beag, forms rocky peninsula to the north of Oldshoremore beach. Only a narrow channel separates it from the mainland.

The rocky island has little vegetation.

References

Eilean an Ròin Mòr Wikipedia