South Rona
Rona, sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona, is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner Sound just north of the neighbouring island of Raasay and east of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides
- Also known as: “Rona”, “Ronaigh”, and “South Rona Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rona Lighthouse and Eilean Garbh.
South Rona
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.56667° or 57° 34′ north
Longitude
-5.98333° or 5° 59′ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C9PH288+MM
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“South Rona” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Rònaigh”
- Catalan: “Rona”
- Cebuano: “Island of Rona”
- Chinese: “南罗纳岛”
- Chinese: “南羅納島”
- Dutch: “Rona”
- Dutch: “South Rona”
- French: “Rona”
- French: “South Rona”
- German: “Rona”
- Greek: “Σάουθ Ρόνα”
- Irish: “Rònaigh, Sgitheanach”
- Irish: “Rònaigh”
- Japanese: “サウス・ロナ島”
- Latin: “Rona”
- Low German: “Rona”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “South Rona”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rònaigh”
- Swedish: “Island of Rona”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cuaig and Kalnakill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cnoc Loch a‘ Bhraige and Sgath a‘ Bhannaich.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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