Calve Island

Calve Island

Infobox Scottish island |


latitude=56.62
longitude= -6.04
GridReference=NM521546
celtic name=
norse name=
meaning of name=
area= 72 ha
area rank= 169=
highest elevation= 20 m
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Mull
local authority=Argyll and Bute
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| year=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=1841954543] cite map| url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/| title=Get-a-map| publisher=Ordnance Survey]

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. The island is a mile (1.5 km) in length. [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1561.html| title=Overview of Calve Island| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2008-01-06] Under water there is a popular dive site [ [http://www.divesitedirectory.com/dive_site_uk_scotland_oban_reef_calve_island.html dive site directory] ]

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