Point Peninsula
Point, also known as the Eye Peninsula, is a peninsula some 11 km long in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The majority of Point is connected to the rest of the Isle of Lewis by a narrow isthmus, one mile in length and at one point barely 100 metres wide.- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eye Peninsula”, “Point, Lewis”, “Point, Outer Hebrides”, and “Rubha na h-Aoidh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garrabost and Shulishader.
Point Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.21901° or 58° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
-6.2059° or 6° 12′ 21″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9CCM6Q9V+JJ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Point Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eye Peninsula”
- Dutch: “Eye Peninsula”
- German: “Eye Peninsula”
- German: “Point”
- Irish: “An Rubha”
- Japanese: “ポイント”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eye Peninsula”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Point i Ytre Hebridane”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Rubha”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha”
- Swedish: “Eye Peninsula”
- “An Rubha”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bayble and Lower Bayble.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sidhean Mor and Eilean a‘ Chàise.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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