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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Soay
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -6.21961 lat : 57.14729 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: -6°13'10.5852 lat : 57°8'50.2548 | | Surface area: | 10.1 km2 (0.026 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 16.7 km | | Average height: | 42 metre | | Length island: | 4.8 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 3.1 km | | Name : | not known/no name (0 metre) | | Orientation island: | South-southwest - North-northeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 1 | | Population density: | 0.10 inh/km2 |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Soay | | Archipelago (island group): | | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Skye 0.993 km NorthNorthEast
2) Rùm 9.6 km SouthSouthWest
3) Canna 16.5 km WestSouthWest
4) Scalpay 17.5 km NorthEast
5) Isle of Raasay 20.1 km NorthNorthEast
6) Eigg 21.3 km SouthSouthEast
7) Muck 31.3 km South
8) Isle of Rona 41.1 km NorthNorthEast
9) Coll 50.8 km SouthSouthWest
10) Mull 53 km South
11) South Uist 58 km West
12) Eriskay 61.7 km West
13) Benbecula 64.6 km WestNorthWest
14) North Uist 67.2 km NorthWest
15) Grimsay 67.6 km WestNorthWest
16) Ulva 70 km
17) Barra 70.2 km WestSouthWest
18) Tiree 71.4 km SouthSouthWest
19) Baleshare 76.8 km WestNorthWest
20) Lewis Harris 77.4 km NorthWest
21) Lismore 78.3 km SouthEast
22) Scalpay 81 km NorthNorthWest
23) Berneray 83.1 km NorthWest
24) Iona 87.3 km South
25) Kerrera 89.8 km SouthSouthEast
| | Country: | | | Location in Country: | | | Name : | | | Name : | | | Sea: | | | Distance to main land: | 25 km | | Nearest Country: | | | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Soay
| The weather type in Ardvasar | overcast clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 12 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 9.06 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
| | Winddirection: | South-southeast | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1006 mb
| | Humidity: | 74 %
| | Daylength at 15 October 2024: | 10 hour and 23 minutes | | Sunrise: | 08:58 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 19:22 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Soay
The weather for the next few hours
Ardvasar - GB (longitude: -6.2196, latitude: 57.1473)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction WNW): 21.32 km
20:00
13 degrees Celcius
1004 mbar
overcast clouds | 23:00
13 degrees Celcius
1002 mbar
overcast clouds | 2:00
12 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
light rain | 5:00
12 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
light rain | 8:00
12 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
moderate rain |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | No | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 0 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | No |
island-Island, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Soay booking.com
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 Camping | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Soay
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Soay
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Soay
Bings maps Soay
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Landuse Soay
| Forest |
0 km2 |
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| Nature |
6.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
0 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
3.7 km2 |
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| Water |
0.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
0 km2 |
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