Coalas Mhiughlaigh
Coalas Mhiughlaigh is a strait in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mingulay and Pabbay.
Mingulay
Island
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Mingulay is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located 12 nautical miles south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
Pabbay
Island
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Pabbay is one of the Barra Isles at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar".
Lingeigh
Island
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Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north of Pabbay and 5 kilometres south of Vatersay. There is a cave on the southeast side of the island.
Coalas Mhiughlaigh
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.8411° or 56° 50′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.594° or 7° 35′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8JRCR4+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13645345787OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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