Editing Vatersay (section)

==Geography==
Vatersay is irregularly shaped and has a [[tombolo]]: it is composed of two rocky islands (north and south) linked by a sandy [[isthmus]]. The isthmus is covered in [[sand dunes]] and on either side are large white-sand beaches: Bàgh Siar (West Bay), and Bàgh Bhatarsaigh (Vatersay Bay) to the east. There are a number of beaches backed by sand dunes.<ref>[https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/islands-scotland THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS TO VISIT IN SCOTLAND]</ref>

The island is about {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} from north to south, and the northern section of the island is about {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=on}} from west to east.

Vatersay is linked to the larger island of [[Barra]] to the north by the approximately {{convert|250|m|adj=mid|4=-long}} [[Vatersay Causeway]], which was completed in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Vatersay Causeway |url=https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/bridges-causeways-and-ferries/vatersay-causeway/ |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=[[Comhairle nan Eilean Siar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Royle |first1=S.A. |last2=Robinson |first2=J. |last3=Smyth |first3=B.L. |date=1990 |title=Fixed links in the Western Isles: The Barra-Vatersay causeway |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00369229018736785 |journal=Scottish Geographical Magazine|volume=106 |issue=2 |pages=117–120 |doi=10.1080/00369229018736785 |issn=0036-9225 |access-date=15 July 2023|url-access=subscription }}</ref> 
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isleofbarra.com/vatersay.htm |title=Undiscovered Vatersay |publisher=Isle of Barra |access-date=2008-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923150905/http://www.isleofbarra.com/vatersay.htm |archive-date=23 September 2008 }}</ref> This is of great benefit, as the shipping of goods and passenger traffic no longer has to rely on a small passenger ferry boat. Access to school and for emergency services is also much quicker and easier. The causeway is about {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} by road from [[Castlebay]].

At low tide, the island is also linked to the islet of Uineasan to the east, which is about 5 hectares, depending on the tide. To the south are the uninhabited islands of [[Pabbay, Barra Isles|Pabbay]], [[Mingulay]] and [[Sandray]].