Neist Point, the Glossary
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15 relations: Basalt, Basking shark, Black guillemot, Dolphin, Duirinish, Skye, European shag, Gannet, Giant's Causeway, Isle of Skye, Neist Point Lighthouse, Porpoise, Razorbill, Saxifraga, The Minch, Whale.
- Landforms of Highland (council area)
- Landforms of the Isle of Skye
Basalt
Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.
Basking shark
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark.
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Black guillemot
The black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle) is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts.
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Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).
Duirinish, Skye
Duirinish (Diùirinis) is a peninsula and civil parish on the island of Skye in Scotland. Neist Point and Duirinish, Skye are Landforms of Highland (council area) and Landforms of the Isle of Skye.
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European shag
The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of cormorant.
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Gannet
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway (Clochán an Aifir.) is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.
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Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Neist Point Lighthouse
Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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Porpoise
Porpoises are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae.
Razorbill
The razorbill, razor-billed auk, or lesser auk (Alca torda) is a North Atlantic colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks.
Saxifraga
Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils.
The Minch
The Minch (A' Mhaoil) is a strait in north-west Scotland that separates the mainland from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Neist Point and the Minch are Landforms of Highland (council area).
Whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.
See also
Landforms of Highland (council area)
- Achness Falls
- Am Buachaille
- Ashaig
- Beauly Firth
- Black Rock Gorge
- Cape Wrath
- Claish Moss
- Corrachadh Mòr
- Corrieyairack Pass
- Darwin Mounds
- Dornoch Firth
- Duirinish, Skye
- Duncansby Head
- Dunnet Head
- Faraid Head
- Flow Country
- High Pasture Cave
- Holborn Head
- Inner Sound, Scotland
- Knockan Crag
- Kyle of Tongue
- Loch Morlich
- Minginish
- Moray Firth
- Neist Point
- Ness Islands
- Old Man of Stoer
- Ord of Caithness
- Prince Charlie's Cave
- Redpoint
- Rua Reidh Lighthouse
- Rubha an Dùnain
- Sleat
- Smoo Cave
- Sound of Arisaig
- Sound of Mull
- Sound of Raasay
- Sound of Sleat
- Stoer Head
- Summer Isles
- Tarbat Ness
- The Minch
- Trotternish
- Waternish
- Waternish Point
Landforms of the Isle of Skye
- An t-Iasgair
- Ashaig
- Bearreraig Waterfall
- Camasunary
- Cuillin Sound
- Duirinish, Skye
- Eas Mòr, Durinish
- Eas Mòr, Glen Brittle
- Eas a' Bhradain
- Fairy Pools
- Glen Brittle
- High Pasture Cave
- Inner Sound, Scotland
- Minginish
- Neist Point
- Oronsay, Loch Bracadale
- Rubha an Dùnain
- Scavaig River
- Sleat
- South Ascrib
- Strathaird
- Trotternish
- Waternish
- Waternish Point