Boreray

Boreray is an uninhabited in the archipelago in the North Atlantic.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: uninhabited island in St Kilda archipelago, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Boreray, St Kilda”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stac an Armin and Stac Lee.

Islet
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is a sea stack in the archipelago. It is 196 metres tall, qualifying it as a Marilyn. It is the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles.

Islet
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is a sea stack in the group off the west coast of . An island Marilyn, it is home to part of the world's largest colony of northern gannet. Martin Martin called the island "Stac-Ly" in 1698. Other sources call it "Stac Lii."…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Kilda and Glen Mor.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small archipelago in the Atlantic, 40 miles west of the or Western Isles of Scotland, of which it's administratively part. Hirta is the main island, and there is no island called .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 5 miles southwest of Boreray.

Boreray

Latitude
57.87012° or 57° 52′ 12″ north
Longitude
-8.48997° or 8° 29′ 24″ west
Elevation
984 feet (300 metres)
Open location code
9C9HVGC6+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25393114
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2655181
Wiki­data ID
Q151635
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Satellite Map

Discover Boreray from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Boreray” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Boreray (St Kilda)”
  • Basque: “Boreray”
  • Catalan: “Boreray”
  • Cebuano: “Boreray”
  • Chinese: “博雷岛”
  • Chinese: “博雷島”
  • Dutch: “Boraraigh”
  • Dutch: “Boreray”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بوريراى”
  • Esperanto: “Borerajo”
  • Faroese: “Boreray”
  • French: “Boreray”
  • German: “Boreray”
  • Irish: “Boraraigh”
  • Italian: “Boreray”
  • Japanese: “ボーレー島”
  • Ladin: “Boreray”
  • Polish: “Boreray”
  • Scots: “Boreray, St Kilda”
  • Scots: “Boreray”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Boraraigh, Hiort”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Boraraigh”
  • Spanish: “Boreray”
  • Swedish: “Boreray, St Kilda”
  • Swedish: “Boreray”
  • Venetian: “Boreray”
  • Western Frisian: “Boreray”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cnoc na Gaoithe and Glacan Chonachair.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mullach an Eilein and Stallar House.

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