Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island (/ˈɡrɪnjərd/ GRIN-yərd;Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) long by 1 km (5⁄8 mi) wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about 1 km (5⁄8 mi) offshore. The island was dangerous for all mammals after experiments with the anthrax bacterium in 1942, until it was decontaminated in the late 20th century.
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Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island (/ˈɡrɪnjərd/ GRIN-yərd;Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) long by 1 km (5⁄8 mi) wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about 1 km (5⁄8 mi) offshore. The island was dangerous for all mammals after experiments with the anthrax bacterium in 1942, until it was decontaminated in the late 20th century.
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Gruinard Island (/ˈɡrɪnjərd/ G ...... ated in the late 20th century.
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Gruinard Island är en ö i Stor ...... allaste är februari, med 0 °C.
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Insulo Gruinard (angle Gruinar ...... ita al la originala posedanto.
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Is oileán suite i gComhairle na Gáidhealtachd é Eilean Ghruinneard.
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L'isola Gruinard (in gaelico s ...... tteriologiche di tipo Antrace.
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L'île Gruinard, en anglais Gru ...... en quarantaine jusqu'en 1990.
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La isla de Gruinard (Eilean Gh ...... minada a finales del siglo XX.
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Pulau Gruinard (bahasa Inggris ...... aminasi pada akhir abad ke-20.
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格鲁伊纳岛（英語：'Gruinard Island'，發音： ...... 1990年，一位英国国防次长访问该岛，宣布该岛已经脱离危险。
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Gruinard Island shown within Ross and Cromarty
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Eilean Ghruinneart
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Grunnfjörðr
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Gruinard Island (/ˈɡrɪnjərd/ G ...... ated in the late 20th century.
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Gruinard Island är en ö i Stor ...... allaste är februari, med 0 °C.
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Insulo Gruinard (angle Gruinar ...... pri seninfektado de la insulo.
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Is oileán suite i gComhairle na Gáidhealtachd é Eilean Ghruinneard.
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L'isola Gruinard (in gaelico s ...... tteriologiche di tipo Antrace.
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L'île Gruinard, en anglais Gru ...... en quarantaine jusqu'en 1990.
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La isla de Gruinard (Eilean Gh ...... minada a finales del siglo XX.
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Pulau Gruinard (bahasa Inggris ...... aminasi pada akhir abad ke-20.
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格鲁伊纳岛（英語：'Gruinard Island'，發音： ...... 1990年，一位英国国防次长访问该岛，宣布该岛已经脱离危险。
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Gruinard Island
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Gruinard Island
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