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Sibhinis

Sibhinis, Siobhanais or Shivinish. is one of the , lying between and . It is tidal, and connected at low tide to Ceann Iar by Fadhail Shibhinis, and to Ceann Ear by Faodhail Chinn Ear.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: tidal island of the Monach Islands, lying between Ceann Iar and Ceann Ear
  • Also known as: “Shivinish”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ceann Ear and Ceann Iar.

Island
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest island in the or Heisgeir group off in north west Scotland. It is 203 hectares in size. It is the most easterly of the three main , and connected by sandbanks to via Sibhinis at low tide.

Island
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is one of the Monach Isles/Heisgeir, to the west of in the . It is a slender island, approximately a mile, or two kilometres long.

Islet
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is the westernmost of the , off in the . is situated 2 miles west of Sibhinis.

Sibhinis

Latitude
57.52213° or 57° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
-7.63443° or 7° 38′ 4″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C9JG9C8+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4011013
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
12189216
Wiki­data ID
Q2733600
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In Other Languages

From French to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Sibhinis” goes by many names.
  • French: “Hearnish”
  • Irish: “Sibhinis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shivinish”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sibhinis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Siobhanais”

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