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Benbecula (/ b ɛ n ˈ b ɛ k j ʊ l ə / ⓘ ben-BEK-yuul-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Beinn nam Fadhla [6] or Beinn na Faoghla [7] [8]) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics.
Paallavvik (formerly Padloping Island) Pandora Island; Prescott Island; Prince Charles Island; Prince of Wales Island; Qikiqtaaluk (formerly Sillem Island) Qikiqtaaluk (Foxe Basin) (formerly White Island) Qikiqtagafaaluk (formerly Admiralty Island) Qikiqtarjuaq (formerly Big Island) Qikiqtaryuaq (formerly Jenny Lind Island)
Balivanich (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Mhanaich [palə ˈvanɪç]) is a village on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is the main centre for Benbecula and the adjacent islands of North Uist, South Uist and several smaller islands. Balivanich is within the parish of South Uist. [2]
Dark Island, a prominent feature of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, is located in the lower (eastern) Thousand Islands region, near Chippewa Bay. It is a part of the Town of Hammond, in St. Lawrence County, New York. A historic landmark on the island, "The Towers", was long known as "Dark Island Castle" until recently renamed "Singer Castle".
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In Donald Munro's A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are described as one island of Ywst (Uist). ). Starting in the south of this 'island', he described the division between South Uist and Benbecula where "the end heirof the sea enters, and cuts the countrey be ebbing and flowing thro
Benbecula Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla) (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited .
Milton Island or Green Inch was an island in the Clyde's estuarine waters close to the old ford across the river at Dumbuck near Dumbarton. Newshot Island or Newshot Isle was an island of circa 50 acres or 20 hectares lying in the River Clyde close to Park Quay, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is now partly joined to the river bank.