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Stromay

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Stromay
Scottish Gaelic nameSròmaigh
Old Norse nameStraum-øy
Meaning of nameOld Norse for 'island in the tidal stream'.
Location
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OS grid referenceNF936746
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Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area66 ha (163 acres)
Area rank178 [1]
Highest elevation16 m (52 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3]

Stromay (Scottish Gaelic: Sròmaigh) is a tidal island[4] off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland.

The low island of Stromay lies between two wide, shallow sea lochs, Loch Mhic Phàil and Loch Aulasary.[4] Stromay is joined to North Uist for most of the tidal cycle.

A smaller islet of the same name lies between Harris and Ensay,[5] and another (Stròmaigh) between North Uist and Kirkibost.[3]

There are extensive sands and rocks offshore that are exposed at low tide.[6]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
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  6. ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables provide an area of 100 hectares (250 acres), which may include the inter-tidal zone. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
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Stromay from the air, looking west. The narrow channel of Sruth Beag between Stromay and North Uist is at centre

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