Green Island
Green Island is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Green Island is situated nearby to the locality Inverpolly, as well as near Badnagyle.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Enard Bay, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Green Island, Scotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Osgaig.
Loch Osgaig
Lake
Loch Osgaig is a small remote and deep freshwater loch, orientated on north-west to south-east axis, that is located 1 miles south of Enard Bay and 2 mile northeast of Achiltibuie and immediately north west of Loch Bad a' Ghaill. Loch Osgaig is situated 2 miles south of Green Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverpolly and Achnahaird.
Inverpolly
Locality
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans.
Achnahaird
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnahaird is a small settlement on Achnahaird Bay in Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The beach at Achnahaird Bay was used in the filming of 'The Eagle'. Achnahaird is situated 3 miles west of Green Island.
Inverkirkaig
Hamlet
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkirkaig is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverkirkaig is situated 3 miles northeast of Green Island.
Green Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.08234° or 58° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.29745° or 5° 17′ 51″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9CCP3PJ3+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 209273251OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285087Wikidata ID
Q59714031
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In Other Languages
“Green Island” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Green Island, Skottland”
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Localities in the Area
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