Islands · Scottish Highlands
Gruinard Island
Also known as: Eilean Ghruinneard
Gruinard Island — island in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Dog-friendly
About
Gruinard Island is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 2 km². Part of Inner Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.8900°, -5.4700°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gruinard Island ( GRIN-yərd; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) long by one kilometre (5⁄8 mi) wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about one kilometre (one-half nautical mile) offshore. In 1942, the island became a sacrifice zone, and was dangerous for all mammals after military experiments with the anthrax bacterium, until it was decontaminated in 1990.
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- Coordinates
- 57.8900, -5.4700
Sources
- wikidata: Q650583 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gruinard Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gruinard Island.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gruinard Island?
- Gruinard Island is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.8900°, -5.4700°.