Geography
The archipelago stretches for roughly 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the island of Bac Beag in the south towards Cairn na Burgh Beag to the north east. The largest island in the group is Lunga, which is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Gometra, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Rubha' a' Chaoil on Mull, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south east of Coll, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north west of Staffa.
Other larger islands in the group are Cairn na Burgh Mòr, Fladda and Bac Mòr. There are numerous smaller skerries, particularly north of Lunga. All the islands are of volcanic origin.
| Island | Gaelic name | Area (ha) | Highest point (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bac Beag | Am Baca Beag | 70006700000000000006.7 | 700127000000000000027 |
| Bac Mòr | Am Baca Mòr | 700124700000000000024.7 | 700186000000000000086 |
| Lunga | Lunga | 700159900000000000059.9 | 7002103000000000000103 |
| Sgeir a' Chaisteil | Sgeir a' Chaisteil | 70003700000000000003.7 | 700126000000000000026 |
| Sgeir an Eirionnaich | Sgeir an Eirionnaich | 70005000000000000005 | 700115000000000000015 |
| Fladda | Flada | 700120600000000000020.6 | 700126000000000000026 |
| Cairn na Burgh Mòr | Cairn Bhuirg Mòr | 70003600000000000003.6 | 700135000000000000035 |
| Cairn na Burgh Beag | Cairn Bhuirg Beag | 70002200000000000002.2 | 700122000000000000022 |
Read more about this topic: Treshnish Isles
Famous quotes containing the word geography:
“Yet America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Ktaadn, near which we were to pass the next day, is said to mean “Highest Land.” So much geography is there in their names.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Where the heart is, there the muses, there the gods sojourn, and not in any geography of fame. Massachusetts, Connecticut River, and Boston Bay, you think paltry places, and the ear loves names of foreign and classic topography. But here we are; and, if we tarry a little, we may come to learn that here is best. See to it, only, that thyself is here;—and art and nature, hope and fate, friends, angels, and the Supreme Being, shall not absent from the chamber where thou sittest.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)