For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Eigg
Physical characteristics - Location
Coordinates:
long: -6.15496 lat : 56.90354
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84
long: -6°9'17.8596 lat : 56°54'12.7512
Surface area:
28.9 km2 (0.076 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:
25.8 km
Average height:
140 metre
Length island:
7.6 km
Maximum width island (estimate):
5.8 km
Name :
not known/no name (0 metre)
Orientation island:
Southwest - Northeast
Demographic data island
Habited:
Yes
Number of inhabitants:
105
Population density:
2.70 inh/km2
Important places (direction):
Galmisdale
Naming - Location
Local native name:
Eigg
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):
1) Muck 4.3 km SouthSouthWest 2) Rùm 6.5 km NorthWest 3) Skye 10.9 km NorthEast 4) Soay 21.3 km NorthNorthWest 5) Canna 23.8 km NorthWest 6) Mull 24 km South 7) Coll 26.8 km SouthWest 8) Scalpay 38 km NorthNorthEast 9) Ulva 41.6 km South 10) Isle of Raasay 43.2 km North 11) Tiree 49.9 km SouthWest 12) Lismore 53.7 km SouthEast 13) Iona 59.8 km SouthSouthWest 14) Kerrera 62.6 km SouthEast 15) Isle of Rona 64.3 km North 16) South Uist 65.3 km WestNorthWest 17) Eriskay 67.5 km WestNorthWest 18) Seil 69.1 km SouthSouthEast 19) Barra 71.6 km West 20) Luing 73.7 km SouthSouthEast 21) Scarba 79.7 km SouthSouthEast 22) Colonsay 82.3 km 23) Benbecula 82.7 km NorthWest 24) Jura 84.5 km SouthSouthEast 25) Grimsay 87 km NorthWest