Sula Sgeir is a small, uninhabited Scottish islet in the North Atlantic, 18 kilometres (9+1⁄2 nautical miles) west of Rona. One of the most remote islands...
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Northern gannet (redirect from Sula bassana)
attracts criticism in some quarters. The island's name "Sula Sgeir" itself derives from sula, meaning "gannet", and the Old Norse skerr, a skerry. Other...
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Russia Sula (Pechora), a tributary of the Pechora in northern Russia Sula Sgeir, an island group in Scotland San Pedro Sula, a city in Honduras Sula Valley...
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historic county of Ross-shire. Although uninhabited, the island (along with Sula Sgeir) is included in the Western Isles Council electoral ward of An Taobh Siar...
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trace in December 1900. Further north and east are the two outliers of Sula Sgeir and North Rona, which have strong cultural links to the Outer Hebrides...
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group, which are quite distinct geologically and no longer inhabited, Sula Sgeir and North Rona to the north and isolated Rockall, which is 367 kilometres...
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71 kilometres (44 miles) north of the Butt of Lewis lie North Rona and Sula Sgeir, a remote group of islands which were included within Ross-shire. Ross-shire...
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Sula Sgeir from the south west...
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Rona and Sula Sgeir, two small and remote islands. While Rona used to support a small population who grew grain and raised cattle, Sula Sgeir is an inhospitable...
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Lewis and the Shiants. Each year, men from Ness go out to the island of Sula Sgeir in late August for two weeks to harvest young gannets known locally as...
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to several outlying Scottish islands, including St Kilda; the islet of Sula Sgeir experienced 99.9% totality. 29 June 1927 Total Solar Eclipse: A mere 24...
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Brianhuil/Brenhilda 7th century Ireland Sula Sgeir, Scotland The sister of St. Ronan of Iona, who lived as a hermitess and died on Sula Sgeir ? Brigit 5th century Ireland...
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has summered in Scottish gannet colonies (Bass Rock, Hermaness and now Sula Sgeir) for a number of years. Ornithologists believe that it was the same bird...
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Scottish islands of North Rona between 16 July and 12 August 1936, and on Sula Sgeir between 3 and 4 August 1939. The bird was first photographed at the nest...
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to: Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom North Barra, a historic name for Sula Sgeir, Scotland Barra (Naples), Italy Barra de Mira, Portugal Barra, Gambia...
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and Russian: шхеры (shkhery). In Scottish Gaelic, it appears as sgeir, e.g. Sula Sgeir, in Irish as sceir, in Welsh as sgeri, and in Manx as skeyr. Skerries...
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71 kilometres (44 miles) north of the Butt of Lewis lie North Rona and Sula Sgeir, a remote group of islands which were included within Ross and Cromarty...
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a few smaller outlying islands such as the Flannan Isles, North Rona, Sula Sgeir, and the Bishop's Isles at the southern edge of the Outer Hebrides. Administratively...
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NB071119 North Inverness Lochs Highland UK9001553 NH495329 North Rona and Sula Sgeir Western Isles / Na h-Eileanan an Iar UK9001011 HW812325 North Sutherland...
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Illinois United States Sugar Michigan United States Sula Møre og Romsdal Norway Sula Sgeir British Isles Scotland Sulawesi Indonesia Sumatra Indonesia...
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Gaelic: Diùranais). Each year 10 men from Ness go out to the island of Sula Sgeir in late August for a fortnight to harvest around 2,000 young gannets known...
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lies 10 km (5+1⁄2 nmi) northeast and the remote islands of Rona and Sula Sgeir lie further to the west. Sule Stack and Sule Skerry are home to thousands...
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Beacon Loch Eriboll Loch Ryan Longman Point Oban NLB Pier Sandaig Sgeir Bhuidhe Sula Sgeir Turnberry Barra Head Butt of Lewis Dubh Artach Eilean Glas Flannan...
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Dubh-sgeir, Eilean Glas, Eilean Reamhar, Stac à Mheadais Loch Bracadale: Oronsay, Sula Skerry, Tarner Island Harlosh Island: None Duirinish: An Dubh Sgeir...
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east of the island of Sula Sgeir, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 59°6′N 6°9′W / 59.100°N 6.150°W / 59.100; -6.150 (Sula Sgeir)) 58°32′N 6°0′W / 58...
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following year. Each year men from Ness district sail from the port to Sula Sgeir in the Atlantic Ocean in order to collect young gannet for food. The event...
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on 1 March 2012 Rassal Ashwood, de-declared on 31 March 2014 Rona and Sula Sgeir, de-declared on 18 May 2018 Silver Flowe, de-declared on 18 May 2018 Tynron...
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beginning with Inch Scottish island names Lamba – an island in Shetland Sula Sgeir, an islet in the North Atlantic from which the men of Ness, Lewis take...
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lies 10 km (5+1⁄2 nmi) to the southwest; the remote islands of Rona and Sula Sgeir lie approximately 80 km (45 nmi) further west. Sule Skerry and Sule Stack...
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Inverness-shire C.105 St Kilda, Inverness-shire C.106 North Rona and Sula Sgeir, Ross C.107 Oldshore - Sandwood Coast, Sutherland C.108 Cape Wrath - Aodann...
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