Tanera Beag

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Tanera Beag or Tanera Beg is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.

Scottish Gaelic nameTanera Beag
Old Norse namehawnar-øy
Meaning of name"Harbour island", from Norse
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Tanera Beag
Scottish Gaelic nameTanera Beag
Old Norse namehawnar-øy
Meaning of name"Harbour island", from Norse
Location
Tanera Beag is located in Summer Isles & Gruinard Island
Tanera Beag
Tanera Beag
Tanera Beag shown within the Summer Isles
Tanera Beag is located in Highland
Tanera Beag
Tanera Beag
Tanera Beag shown within the Highlands
OS grid referenceNB965074
Coordinates58.01°N 5.44°W / 58.01; -5.44
Physical geography
Island groupSummer Isles
Area66 ha (14 sq mi)
Area rank178=[1]
Highest elevation83 m (272 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4][5]
Close
Eastern anchorage, Tanera Beag; Suilven and Cul Mòr are in the background

It is called "Tanera Beag" ("Little Tanera") to distinguish it from Tanera Mòr, "Big Tanera".

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