Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Nèimh |
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Meaning of name | "Ném's island"[1] |
Nave Island from Ardnave Point with the ruined chapel just visible at left | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NR292759 |
Coordinates | 55°54′N 6°20′W / 55.9°N 6.33°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islay |
Area | 40 ha (1⁄8 sq mi)[2] |
Area rank | 220= [3] |
Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [4] |
Nave Island lies to the north of Islay in the Inner Hebrides near the mouth of Loch Gruinart.[5] It is uninhabited.