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Wiay

Wiay is an uninhabited island in the . It lies south-east of and measures approximately 375 hectares. The island is very flat with fertile ground and sandy beaches to the west whilst the east is predominantly peat moorland with a rocky coastline incorporating many small islands and inlets.
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Wikipedia
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, south-east of Benbecula
  • Also known as: “Bhuia” and “Wiay, Outer Hebrides”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean na Cille.

Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, south east of is an island of the connected to Grimsay by a causeway which carries the B891. The road was built to service the pier at Peter's Port, which was constructed in 1896 at cost of £2,000 – although the anchorage is awkward and should not be used without local knowledge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eileanan Chearabhaigh and Rossinish.

Locality
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a collection of small uninhabited tidal islands off the south east coast of in the of Scotland. The English language name Keiravagh Islands is sometimes used.

Locality
Photo: Easedale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ miles west of Wiay.

Wiay

Latitude
57.3984° or 57° 23′ 54″ north
Longitude
-7.21048° or 7° 12′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C9J9QXQ+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4011476
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2633991
Wiki­data ID
Q3057442
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Wiay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Wiay”
  • Cebuano: “Wiay Island”
  • Chinese: “威艾岛”
  • Chinese: “威艾島”
  • French: “Wiay”
  • Irish: “Bhuia”
  • Irish: “Fuidheigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wiay i Ytre Hebridane”
  • Portuguese: “Wiay, Uist”
  • Portuguese: “Wiay”
  • Spanish: “Wiay”
  • Swedish: “Wiay Island, Yttre Hebriderna”
  • Swedish: “Wiay Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beinn a Tuath and Eilean an Aiseig.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wiay”. Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.