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Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been Fladdaidh meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name Eilean Stafainn has the same meaning as the modern English name which is taken from the nearby settlement of Staffin. "The Hut on Staffin Island" is a tune composed by Phil Cunningham.

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  • Eilean Stafainn (ga)
  • Staffin Island (en)
  • Staffin Island (sv)
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  • Is oileán é Eilean Stafainn, gar den Eilean Sgitheanach sna Na hOileáin Istigh, Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd. (ga)
  • Staffin Island är en ö i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den nordvästra delen av landet, 800 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Arean är 22,0 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Staffin Island är lite kuperad. Öns högsta punkt är 953 meter över havet. Trakten runt Staffin Island består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 4 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 10 °C, och den kallaste är mars, med 2 °C. (sv)
  • Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been Fladdaidh meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name Eilean Stafainn has the same meaning as the modern English name which is taken from the nearby settlement of Staffin. "The Hut on Staffin Island" is a tune composed by Phil Cunningham. (en)
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  • Eilean Stafainn (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Staffin_Bay_-_geograph.org.uk_-_222952.jpg
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  • Staffin Island shown relative to Skye (en)
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  • Staffin Island from The Quirang (en)
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  • Is oileán é Eilean Stafainn, gar den Eilean Sgitheanach sna Na hOileáin Istigh, Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd. (ga)
  • Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been Fladdaidh meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name Eilean Stafainn has the same meaning as the modern English name which is taken from the nearby settlement of Staffin. In 2011 it was reported that the island may be the last in Scotland where the old tradition of having cattle swim between grazings is still carried out. Crofter Iain MacDonald, who used to swim with the animals, now uses a boat to encourage them to swim from Staffin Island to Skye in early spring and back again in October. "The Hut on Staffin Island" is a tune composed by Phil Cunningham. (en)
  • Staffin Island är en ö i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den nordvästra delen av landet, 800 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Arean är 22,0 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Staffin Island är lite kuperad. Öns högsta punkt är 953 meter över havet. Trakten runt Staffin Island består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 4 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 10 °C, och den kallaste är mars, med 2 °C. (sv)
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  • Eilean Stafainn (en)
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  • Norse for "flat island". (en)
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