Raasay

Raasay is an island off the east coast of in the Scottish . It's 14 miles long by 5 miles wide, with its main settlement Inverarish clustered near the ferry pier on its southwest coast.
  • Island
  • …has about 190 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 250 feet (80 metres)
  • Description: island in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as
    “Isle of Raasay”
    “Ratharsair”

Notable Lakes

Discover Loch Storab and Loch Eadar dà Bhaile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oskaig and Holoman.
is a village.
is a hamlet.
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Latitude
57.3833° or 57° 23′ north
Longitude
-6.0667° or 6° 4′ west
Open location code
9C9M9WMM+88
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Raasay” goes by many names.
جزيرة راسايArabic
جزيرة راسيArabic
RaasayBasque
RatharsairBreton
RaasayCatalan
Island of RaasayCebuano
Isle of RaasayCebuano
拉賽島Chinese
RatharsairCornish
RaasayCzech
RaasayDanish
RaasayDutch
جزيرة راساىEgyptian Arabic
RatharsairGalician
ΡάσεϊGreek
Insulo RaasayIdo
RatharsairIrish
RaasayItalian
ラーゼイ島Japanese
ラッセイ島Japanese
RaarsaLatin
RaasayLow German
RatharsairManx
RaasayNorwegian
RaasayNorwegian Bokmål
RaasayNorwegian Nynorsk
RaasayPolish
РаасайRussian
РазейRussian
Isle of RaasayScots
RaasayScots
RatharsairScottish Gaelic
Island of RaasaySwedish
Isle of RaasaySwedish
RatharsairWelsh
RaasayWestern Frisian

Localities in the Area

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