Taransay

Taransay is an island in the of . It was the host of the British television series Castaway 2000. Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest Scottish island without a permanent population.
Wikipedia
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 394 feet (120 metres)
  • Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luskentyre and Borve.

Village
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a sparse settlement on the west coast of Harris, in the , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles east of Taransay.

Village
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is a village in in the , Scotland. is situated 4 miles south of Taransay.

Village
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on Harris, in the , Scotland. is situated 4½ miles north of Taransay.

Taransay

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Latitude
57.9° or 57° 54′ north
Longitude
-7.01667° or 7° 1′ west
Open location code
9C9JWX2M+28
Geo­Names ID
2636246
Wiki­data ID
Q2305643

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Taransay” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Tarasaigh”
  • Bulgarian: “Тарансай”
  • Catalan: “Taransay”
  • Cebuano: “Taransay”
  • Chinese: “塔伦赛岛”
  • Chinese: “塔倫賽島”
  • Dutch: “Taransay”
  • Dutch: “Tarasaigh”
  • French: “Taransay”
  • German: “Taransay”
  • Greek: “Ταράνσι”
  • Irish: “Tarasaigh”
  • Japanese: “タランゼイ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Taransay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tarasaigh”
  • Spanish: “Taransay”
  • Swedish: “Taransay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beinn Ra [Ben Raah] and Beinn na h-Uidhe.

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