Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite
Oronsay at the entrance to
Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of
Scotland
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. At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the
Ardnamurchan peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
. The highest elevation is . At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the
Ardnamurchan peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
. The water around Eilean Mòr contains
flame shells.
References
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Uninhabited islands of Highland (council area)
Tidal islands of Scotland
Ardnamurchan