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Staffa , uninhabited island, 3/4 mi (1.2 km) long and 1/4 mi (.4 km) wide, Argyll and Bute, NW Scotland, one of the Inner Hebrides, near Mull. Famous for Fingal's Cave , Staffa has numerous other caves as well as sea cliffs that reach 135 ft (41 m).

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Staffa (island) Arg. ‘Pillar island’. OScand. stafr + ey. The reference is to the columns of basaltic rock.

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