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The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaich) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since World War II.

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The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh.

Overview

The waters surrounding the islands are extensively used for leisure sailing. A good knowledge of the area is required, with weather conditions likely to change very quickly. Due to the array of separate tidal races produced by the underwater topography there are some treacherous stretches of water. These include the Grey Dogs between Scarba and Lunga[1] and the Gulf of Corryvreckan, between Scarba and Jura in which is located the infamous Corryvreckan whirlpool, which is the third-largest whirlpool in the world.

The area is part of the Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotlands, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.[2] The Scottish plant collector, Clara Winsome Muirhead surveyed the plant life of the islands and published The Flora of Easdale and the Garvellachs in 1962.

Gallery

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  The Garvellachs
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  The Grey Dogs
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  Tidal flow at the Corryvreckan whirlpool

See also

• List of islands of Scotland

Notes

External links

На других языках

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- [en] Garvellachs

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[es] Garvellachs

Las islas Garvellachs (gaélico escocés, Garbh Eileaich) o islas del Mar son un grupo de tres pequeñas islas de las Hébridas Interiores localizadas en la entrada del Firth of Lorn (mar de las Hébridas). Administrativamente, son parte del Area Council de Argyll y Bute (Escocia) y han estado deshabitadas desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Están situadas al oeste de la isla de Lunga y al noroeste de la de Scarba.

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[fr] Garvellachs

Les Garvellachs, en gaélique écossais Garbh Eileaich, littéralement « Îles de la Mer », en anglais Isles of the Sea, sont un petit archipel inhabité du Royaume-Uni situé en Écosse et baigné par le Firth of Lorn.

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