Gigha
Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.
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- Locality with about 160 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: island off the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: PA41
- Also known as“Gigha Island”“Isle of Gigha”
Places of Interest
Discover Craro Island and Gigha Parish Church.
Villages in the Area
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Gigha
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Latitude
55.681° or 55° 40′ 52″ north
Longitude
-5.7397° or 5° 44′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C7PM7J6+94
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Gigha” goes by many names.
GighaBasque
GighaBreton
GioghaBreton
GighaCatalan
Illa de GighaCatalan
Gigha IslandCebuano
Isle of GighaCebuano
吉厄岛Chinese
吉厄島Chinese
GighaCzech
Isle of GighaCzech
GighaDutch
Illa de GighaGalician
ΓκίγκαGreek
גיהHebrew
GighaHungarian
GioghaIrish
GighaItalian
Isle of Gigha/GioghaItalian
GighaLow German
GighaNorwegian
GighaNorwegian Bokmål
GighaNorwegian Nynorsk
GioghaNorwegian Nynorsk
ГиаRussian
GighaScots
GioghaScottish Gaelic
GighaSerbo-Croatian
Gigha IslandSwedish
Isle of GighaSwedish
Gigha (Giya)Uzbek
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