Rona (Scottish Gaelic: Rònaigh) is a remote Scottish island in the North Atlantic. Rona is often referred to as North Rona in order to distinguish it from South Rona (another small island, in the Inner Hebrides). It has an area of 109ha and a maximum elevation of 108m. It is included within the county of Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty). The island lies 71km north-west of Cape Wrath, the same distance north north-east of the Butt of Lewis and 18km east of Sula Sgeir. More isolated than St Kilda, it is the most remote island in the British Isles to have ever been inhabited on a long-term basis. It is also the closest neighbour to the Faroe Islands. Because of the island's remote location and small area, it is omitted from many maps of the United Kingdom.
