TongueGeneral information - Location
| Country | Scotland | | Part of | United Kingdom | | Location in country | 
North | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -4.4161,Lat: 58.4762  |
| Elevation | 123 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:28:48pm
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| Name province/region (Country) | Scotland | | Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area) | Highland | | Name | North, West and Central Sutherland |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Glasgow | Scotland | 299 km | 
South
| | 2 Tórshavn | 
Faroe-islands | 415 km |
North
| | 3 Belfast | 
Northern-ireland | 444 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Loyal (6.1 km2 at a distance of 6.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 329.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 461 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 90%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 288 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 77 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
1.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
43.1 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
25.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
3.2 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Tongue in country Scotland
Tongue at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
| Name |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 2 St Kilda | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 256 km | 
West
| | 3 The Forth Bridge | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 283 km |
South
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Social media - Maps
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