| Scottish Gaelic name | Boraraigh |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈpɔɾəɾaj] |
| Scots name | Boreray |
| Meaning of name | "Fort island", from Norse |
| Location | |
  Boreray Boreray shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NA153053 |
| Coordinates | 57°52′N 8°30′W / 57.87°N 8.5°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | St Kilda |
| Area | 86 ha (11⁄32 sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 155= [2] |
| Highest elevation | Mullach an Eilein 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Population rank | 0 [2] |
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| References | [3][4][5][6] |
Boreray (Scottish Gaelic: Boraraigh; Scots: Boreray) is an uninhabited island in the St Kilda archipelago in the North Atlantic.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
UNEPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 323-36
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2007.