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Inchmurrin is the largest freshwater island in the British Isles. [46] [47] It is in Loch Lomond, which contains over sixty other islands. [47] Loch Maree also contains several islands, the largest of which are Eilean Sùbhainn, Garbh Eilean and Eilean Ruairidh Mòr but aren't as big as others.
The Isle of Arran [7] (/ ˈ æ r ən /; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi). Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire. In ...
The Isle of Skye, [a] [8] or simply Skye, [b] is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. [Note 1] The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country.
Lewis and Harris is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest of the British Isles, after Great Britain and Ireland. [19] It incorporates Lewis in the north and Harris in the south, both of which are frequently referred to as individual islands, although they are joined by a land border.
The largest island to span two continents and the largest in the Malay Archipelago. 3: ... Scotland, and Wales: The largest island in Europe. 10: Ellesmere Island ...
For inhabited islands the next best reference is often General Register Office for Scotland (November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 table. Other useful sources are the ‘’Gazetteer of Scotland’’, which has academic credentials, and Rick Livingstone’s comprehensive tables, which are especially useful for smaller islands <40ha.
There are 36 inhabited islands in this archipelago, of which Islay, Mull and Skye are the largest and most populous. The islands of Scotland's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides; the Inner Hebrides are separated from the Outer Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south.
With an area of 841 square miles (2,178 km 2) (approximately 1% the size of Great Britain) it is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, after Great Britain and Ireland. Despite its name, Lewis and Harris is a single island divided by mountains.