Sheep Island
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The following locations are known as Sheep Island:
- Sheep Island, an alternate name for Brooks Island, Richmond, California
- Sheep Island (Washington)Sheep Island (Washington)Sheep Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, USA. It is a tiny island lying just off the eastern shore of West Sound, Orcas Island. Sheep Island has a land area of . The 2000 census reported a permanent population of two persons on the island.-References:* United...
, Washington, United States - Sheep Island (Massachusetts), MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States - Sheep Island (England)Sheep Island (England)Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around , located just over from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in north-west England...
, Cumbria - Sheep Island (Wales), WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
- Sheep Island, Argyll and ButeSheep Island, Argyll and ButeSheep Island is a small island situated off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland.Sheep Island, along with Sanda Island and Glunimore Island, form a small group of islands approximately south of Kintyre at ....
, Scotland - Sheep Island, County Antrim, a townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County AntrimCounty AntrimCounty Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... - Sheep Island (Nova Scotia), Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada - Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
, Northern EuropeNorthern EuropeNorthern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...
, Faroe can be translated to 'sheep'.