Sule Stack or Stack Skerry is an extremely remote island or stack in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland. It is formed of Lewisian gneiss.[5]
Meaning of name | Gannet Stack, from sùlaire (Scottish Gaelic for northern gannet), and Stack (originally Norse) Norse[1] |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | HX561179 |
Coordinates | 59.02°N 4.51°W / 59.02; -4.51 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | North Atlantic |
Area | 2.9 ha (7+1⁄4 acres) |
Highest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Orkney |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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References | [2][3][4] |
Sule Stack lies 49 kilometres (26+1⁄2 nautical miles) north of the Scottish mainland, and 66 km (35+1⁄2 nmi) west of the Orkney mainland, at grid reference HX561179. Sule Stack's sole neighbour, Sule Skerry, lies 10 km (5+1⁄2 nmi) northeast and the remote islands of Rona and Sula Sgeir lie further to the west. Sule Stack and Sule Skerry are home to thousands of gannets and as a result are listed as a special protection area; the island falls within the administrative region of the Orkney Islands.
Bird species nesting on the stack include:[6]
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