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Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of Bute, it is now part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Bute's resident population was 6,498 in 2011, a decline of just over 10% from the figure of 7,228 recorded in 2001 [8] against a background of Scottish island populations as a whole growing by 4% to 103,702 for the same period. [9]
Butte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,589, up from 3,246 in 2010. [3] Butte is located between the Matanuska River and the Knik River, approximately 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Palmer.
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States . [A] [ 1 ]
Map of Geography of Alaska - PDF. Of the remaining land area, the State of Alaska owns 24.5%; another 10% is managed by thirteen regional and dozens of local Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Various private interests own the remaining land, totaling less than 1%.
An enlargeable topographical map of the state of Alaska A satellite photo of Alaska during winter. Geography of Alaska. Alaska is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America; Location: westernmost North America. Northern and Western Hemisphere; Americas. North America. Anglo America; Northern America. United States of America ...
The island of Inchmarnock can be seen from Ettrick Bay and lies on a south by south west bearing of around 200° at a distance of 3.25 miles (5 km) from the bay, and is located at the northern end of the Sound of Bute in the Firth of Clyde on the same longitude as St Ninian's Bay.
The Isle of Bute is connected by ferry to Wemyss Bay on the mainland; a ferry also connects the island with the Cowal Peninsula from the north-east of the island. An A-road runs along Bute's east coast and loops around the island's southern half; the northern half of the island is less well-served and can mostly only by traversed by foot or bike.
The West Island Way, a waymarked footpath on the Isle of Bute, follows the western shore of the East Kyle for a section of its northern loop: this section is along the A886. [3] Both routes are officially designated as being among Scotland's Great Trails. [12] The Kyles form part of an area marketed for tourism purposes as "Argyll's Secret ...