Risga
Risga is an uninhabited island in between Càrna and Oronsay, in the centre of Loch Sunart, about 800 yards from the north shore, in the council area of Highland, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Càrna and Glenborrodale Castle.
Càrna
Peak
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Carna or Càrna is an island in Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea, close to the Ardnamurchan peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland.
Eilean Mòr
Island
Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite Oronsay at the entrance to Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of Scotland. At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenborrodale and Laga.
Glenborrodale
Village
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Glenborrodale is a coastal community on Loch Sunart in the south of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Highland area of Scotland. It gives its name to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' reserve in the nearby oakwoods.
Laga
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laga is a hamlet on the north shore of Loch Sunart near Acharacle, in Lochaber, in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.
Bonnavoulin
Village
Bonnavoulin or Bunavullin is a village on the Morvern peninsula in the Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the northern terminus of the B849, it is about 10 miles from Lochaline and on the eastern shore of the Sound of Mull opposite the isle of Mull and is in the Highland Council area. Bonnavoulin is situated 5 miles southwest of Risga.
Risga
- Type: Island
- Description: uninhabited island in Loch Sunart, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.67055° or 56° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.90207° or 5° 54′ 7″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C8PM3CX+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 4009304OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2639312Wikidata ID
Q24638229
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Risga” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Рисга”
- Cebuano: “Risga”
- German: “Risga”
- Swedish: “Risga”
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