Calve Island
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| Calve Island | |
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 Calve Island
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| Calve Island shown in Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM521546 |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 72 ha |
| Area rank | 171= |
| Highest elevation | 20 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Mull |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Calve Island is an uninhabited island on the east coast of the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. It provides some shelter for Tobermory Bay and is separated from Mull by a tidal channel[2]. The island is a mile (1.5 km) in length.[4] Under water there is a popular dive site[5]
[edit] Stamps
Local stamps were issued for Calve Island in 1984 bearing the image of a Basset Hound. The nearest GPO post box is at Tobermory, on mainland Mull.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/.
- ^ "Overview of Calve Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1561.html. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ dive site directory
- ^ "Modern British Local Posts CD Catalogue, 2009 Edition". Phillips. 2003. http://www.seahorsepublishers.com/phillipscatalogues.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Basset Hound Stamps animalstamps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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Coordinates: 56°37′5″N 6°2′26″W / 56.61806°N 6.04056°W
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