Gruinard Island

Gruinard Island is a small, oval-shaped island approximately two kilometres long by one kilometre wide, located in , about halfway between and .
Wikipedia
Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 154 feet (47 metres)
  • …is also known as “Anthrax Island”
  • Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Badluarach and Laide.
Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the south shore… is situated 3 miles east of Gruinard Island.
Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the northwest of the of . is situated 3 miles southwest of Gruinard Island.
Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement located on a remote peninsula… is situated 4 miles northeast of Gruinard Island.

Gruinard Island

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Latitude
57.88333° or 57° 53′ north
Longitude
-5.46667° or 5° 28′ west
Open location code
9C9PVGMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2647827
Wiki­data ID
Q650583

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Gruinard Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gruinard-eiland”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Грын’ерд”
  • Belarusian: “Грын’ерд”
  • Cebuano: “Gruinard Island”
  • Chinese: “格林亚德岛”
  • Chinese: “格鲁伊纳岛”
  • Chinese: “炭疽岛”
  • Dutch: “Gruinard Island”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Gruinard”
  • Finnish: “Gruinard”
  • French: “île Gruinard”
  • French: “Île Gruinard”
  • German: “Anthrax-Insel”
  • German: “Base X”
  • German: “Gruinard Island”
  • German: “Insel Gruinard”
  • Hebrew: “האי גריניארד”
  • Hungarian: “Gruinard-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Gruinard”
  • Irish: “Eilean Ghruinneard”
  • Italian: “isola Gruinard”
  • Italian: “Isola Gruinard”
  • Japanese: “グリュナード島”
  • Kirghiz: “Грюинард аралы”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gruinard Island”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Gruinardīeg”
  • Romanian: “Insula Gruinard”
  • Russian: “Груинард”
  • Sakizaya: “ikitakid “usa ahemi’ay „a subal世上最便宜的島嶼”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Gruinard”
  • Swedish: “Gruinard Island”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include An Eilid and Buaile a‘ Mhullaich.

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