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An island home

Katie Morag fans will have a field day, there's plenty on her Isle of Struay, modelled on the real life Scottish island of Coll. But you'll find plenty of other resources to support studies on islands around the world. Island life, peoples jobs on the island and geographical features are presented here.

360 panoroma of the isle of Coll

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Click on the red spots and then on the picture to view images from the island.

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A boat trip from Elgol on Skye

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The presenter travels from Portree to Elgol in the south of Skye. She shows her route on a map and, at Elgol, takes a boat trip. The guide introduces places of interest along the way and lists some of the local wildlife. She explains the geology of the Black Cuillin mountains and points out the Small Isles of Canna, Muck, Rum and Eigg.

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Clickable Struay

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Click on the buildings to find out more. Great Katie Morag based site

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Falkland islands tourism website

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We were really impressed with some lively images and interesting text - which is better for KS2. Still - worth a look if you want to get a feel for island life.

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Island information

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Great website which features map work on locating islands in Europe and also on map symbols. Great for KS2 and some infants.

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Photos of the Isle of Coll

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A good selection of photos of life on the Isle of Coll, which is apparently the inspiration for Struay, Katie Morag's fictional home. Includes corncrakes, highland cows, beaches and more. (On the website for a guest house.)

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