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Geology and morphology. The land area of Scotland is 30,090 square miles (77,900 km 2), 32% of the area of the United Kingdom (UK). The mainland of Scotland has 6,160 miles (9,910 km) of coastline. The morphology of Scotland was formed by the action of tectonic plates, and subsequent erosion arising from glaciation.
The Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), [a] or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland. Originally established in the Middle Ages for judicial purposes (being the territory over which a sheriff had jurisdiction). From the 17th century, after the Union of Scotland and England ...
Orkney (/ ˈɔːrkni /), also known as the Orkney Islands or, the often deprecated, Orkneys, is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. [1][2][3] The largest island, the Mainland, has an area ...
Map of the Inner and Outer Hebrides This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis, but not necessarily at all stages of the tide, excluding human devices such as bridges ...
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about 50 miles (80 kilometres) to the northeast of Orkney, 110 mi (170 km) from mainland Scotland and 140 mi (220 km) west of Norway.
Subdivisions of Scotland. N. Ayrsh. N. Lanark. Falk. South Lanark. For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". [ 1 ] They have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names ...
The coastline of the United Kingdom is formed by a variety of natural features including islands, bays, headlands and peninsulas. It consists of the coastline of the island of Great Britain, the north-east coast of the island of Ireland, as well as many much smaller islands. Much of the coastline is accessible and quite varied in geography and ...
The Scottish Coastal Way is a proposed national long-distance trail that goes around the coastline of mainland Scotland. The idea was first proposed by walkers, and in November 2009 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) hosted a conference on the subject. [1] In 2010 SNH estimated that around 2,700 km of coastal paths and routes were existence ...