Tanera Beag
| Gaelic name | Tanara Beag |
|---|---|
| Norse name | hawnar-øy |
| Meaning of name | "Harbour island", from Norse |
| Location | |
  Tanera Beag Tanara Beag shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NB965074 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Summer Isles |
| Area | 66 hectares (0.25 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 178= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [2][3][4][5] |
Eastern anchorage, Tanara Beag; Suilven and Cul Mòr are in the background
Tanera Be(a)g or Tanara Beag is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.
It is called "Tanara Beag" ("little Tanara") to distinguish it from "Tanera Mòr", "big Tanara".
References
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
Coordinates: 58°0′36″N 5°26′39″W / 58.01000°N 5.44417°W
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