Monach Islands
The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker, are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir, which is also near North Uist and visible from the group.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- …is also known as “Heiskeir”
- Description: archipelago of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sibhinis and Ceann Iar.
Ceann Iar
Island
Monach Islands
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
57.5263° or 57° 31′ 35″ north
Longitude
-7.64432° or 7° 38′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C9JG9G4+G7
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Monach Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Heiskeir”
- Basque: “Monach uharteak”
- Breton: “Heisgeir”
- Breton: “Heiskeir”
- Catalan: “Heiskeir”
- Catalan: “Illes Monach”
- Cebuano: “Heiskeir”
- Cebuano: “Heisker Islands”
- Chinese: “莫納赫群島”
- Dutch: “Heisgeir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جزر موناتش”
- French: “Heiskeir”
- French: “îles Monach”
- French: “Îles Monach”
- German: “Heiskeir”
- German: “Monach Islands”
- Irish: “Eilean Heisgeir”
- Irish: “Heiskeir”
- Japanese: “モナック諸島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heiskeir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monach Islands”
- Portuguese: “Heiskeir”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Monach”
- Russian: “Монах”
- Scots: “Heiskeir”
- Scots: “Monach Islands”
- Spanish: “Heiskeir”
- Spanish: “Islas Monach”
- Swedish: “Heiskeir”
- Swedish: “Heisker Islands”
- Welsh: “Heiskeir”
- Welsh: “Ynysoedd Heisgeir”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Bharr and Leac a‘ Bharraich.
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