Scarp
Scarp is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island was the scene of unsuccessful experiments with rocket mail, since commemorated in two films.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres)
- Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Scarp, Scotland”“Scarpa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kearstay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hushinish and Mealista.
Mealista
Locality
Mealista was a township in the west of the Isle of Lewis. Mealista is situated 5 miles north of Scarp.
Brenish
Village
Buckbuchanan, Public domain.Scarp
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
58.03333° or 58° 2′ north
Longitude
-7.13333° or 7° 8′ west
Open location code
9CCJ2VM8+8M
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Scarp” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scarp”
- Chinese: “斯卡普岛”
- Chinese: “斯卡普島”
- Dutch: “Scarp”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سكارب”
- French: “Scarp”
- German: “Scarp”
- Greek: “Σκαρπ”
- Irish: “An Sgarp”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Scarp”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scarp i Skottland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scarp”
- Norwegian: “Scarp”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Sgarp”
- Swedish: “Scarp”
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