Samalan Island

Not to be confused with Samalaman Island in the Sound of Arisaig.

Samalan Island. In the foreground can be seen fishing pontoons, and in the background, the Isle of Ulva

Samalan Island is a small island, just off Mull at the mouth of Loch na Keal in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.^[1] To its south west is the island of Inchkenneth, and to its north, the Isle of Ulva.

It is a low-lying island, and does not rise above 5 metres (16 ft) at its highest point. It is uninhabited, and shows no signs of permanent inhabitation.

Footnotes

↑ "Overview of Samalan Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

Mull

Main settlements	Tobermory Bunessan Craignure Dervaig Fionnphort Salen

Smaller settlements	Ardtun Calgary Fishnish Kintra Knockan Lochbuie Pennyghael Uisken Ulva Ferry

Geographical features	Ben More Carsaig Arches Carsaig Bay Eas na Dabhaich Ross of Mull

History	Duart Castle Glengorm Castle Knocknafenaig Maclean of Duart Shiaba Suidhe Torosay Castle

Local culture and economy	Balamory Camas Tuath Colin MacIntyre Isle of Mull Railway Mull Historical and Archaeological Society Mull Little Theatre Tobermory Single Malt

Surrounding islands	Calve Island Dubh Artach Eorsa Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Little Colonsay Samalan Island Skerryvore Staffa Torran Rocks Treshnish Isles Ulva

Coordinates: 56°27′6″N 6°8′7″W / 56.45167°N 6.13528°W / 56.45167; -6.13528

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