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West Loch Tarbert

West Loch Tarbert is a sea loch that separates the northern and southern parts of in the of Scotland. A small isthmus joins these two areas, on which is to be found the village of .
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Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the west of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch a Siar” and “West Loch Tarbert, Outer Hebrides”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harris and Tarbert.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewis and are a single large island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.

Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on in the of . With a population of 550, it's the main town and ferry terminal for Harris. It's the ideal base for touring the whole of Harris: you can also tour Lewis but that's quite a drive from here.

Village
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the western coast of north , in the , Scotland. is also within the parish of Harris, and is situated on the A859 which links Harris with Stornoway.

West Loch Tarbert

Latitude
57.90455° or 57° 54′ 16″ north
Longitude
-6.83084° or 6° 49′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C9MW539+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8174177747
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2634357
Wiki­data ID
Q3777170
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“West Loch Tarbert” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West Loch Tarbert”
  • German: “West Loch Tarbert”
  • Irish: “Loch A Siar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch A Siar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “West Loch Tarbert”
  • Swedish: “West Loch Tarbert”

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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 “West Loch Tarbert”. Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.