| Scottish Gaelic name | Sandaigh/?Abhainn |
|---|---|
| Old Norse name | Sandey/Havn |
| Meaning of name | Sandy Island (Norse) |
| Location | |
  Sanda Island Sanda Island shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR730043 |
| Coordinates | 55°17′N 5°35′W / 55.28°N 5.58°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Firth of Clyde |
| Area | 127 hectares (0.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 131 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 123 metres (404 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| References | [2][3] |
Sanda Island (Scottish Gaelic: Sandaigh) is a small island in the Firth of Clyde, off of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, near the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle.
On clear days Sanda can be seen from the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, from the Isle of Arran and from northeast County Antrim. It is known locally on Arran and on the Antrim coast as "Spoon Island"[4] because of its resemblance to an upturned spoon.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 5–8. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ "Isle of Arran". Internet Guide to Scotland. Retrieved 7 October 2009.