South Ascrib
South Ascrib is an island in Loch Snizort between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas on the northern coasts of the island of Skye in Scotland. At low tide, South Ascrib extends over roughly 30 hectares, and its highest point is 41 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geary and Gillen.
Geary
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geary is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking the sea loch Loch Snizort, on the island of Skye, Scotland. Geary is situated 2½ miles southwest of South Ascrib.
Gillen
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gillen is a hamlet on the Waternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Scottish council area of Highland. Gillen is situated 3 miles southwest of South Ascrib.
Halistra
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halistra, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Halistra is situated 4½ miles southwest of South Ascrib.
South Ascrib
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Loch Snizort, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Ascrib Islands
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.58125° or 57° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.51469° or 6° 30′ 53″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C9MHFJP+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 157532304OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12540926Wikidata ID
Q7566014
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“South Ascrib” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “South Ascrib”
- Portuguese: “Ascrib do Sul”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Ascrib”. Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.