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Pabbay

Pabbay is an uninhabited island in the of which lies in the between and . The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar ".
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Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island southwest of Harris, in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Pabaigh” and “Pabbay, Harris”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shillay.

Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an uninhabited island which lies 2 km north of Pabbay in the of . The name is derived from the Norse selr-øy meaning seal island and is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve owing to its international importance for breeding grey seals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borve and Otternish.

Village
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
is a village.

Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the former terminal for the ferry to , in the , . The slipway lies 6 miles north of , and is situated within the parish of North Uist. is situated 5 miles south of Pabbay.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small crofting community on the island of in the Western Isles of , at the end of the B893 road. is within the parish of North Uist. is situated 6 miles south of Pabbay.

Pabbay

Latitude
57.77255° or 57° 46′ 21″ north
Longitude
-7.23324° or 7° 13′ 60″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C9JQQF8+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4596121
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2640700
Wiki­data ID
Q13231400
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Pabbay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pabbay”
  • Cebuano: “Pabbay”
  • Chinese: “帕貝島 (哈里斯島附近)”
  • Chinese: “帕貝島”
  • Dutch: “Pabbay”
  • French: “Pabbay (Harris)”
  • French: “Pabbay”
  • German: “Pabbay”
  • Greek: “Πάμπεϊ”
  • Irish: “Pabaigh, Na Hearadh”
  • Japanese: “パッベイ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pabbay ved Harris”
  • Portuguese: “Pabbay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pabbay”
  • Spanish: “Pabbay (Harris)”
  • Spanish: “Pabbay”
  • Swedish: “Pabbay”

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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 “Pabbay”. Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.