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The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Scotland [e] is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
Enlargeable relief map of Scotland. Geography of Scotland. Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom.; Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England
When James I of Scotland was killed in 1437, James II of Scotland moved the royal court from Perth to Edinburgh. [42] James III of Scotland (1451–88) later referred to it as "the principal burgh of our kingdom". [43] In 1633 Charles I referred to Edinburgh in a charter as the "principal burgh of our kingdom of Scotland" and "the chief city". [44]
Scottish council areas 2011.svg: Scotland Administrative Map 1947.png: Author: Scottish_council_areas_2011.svg: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data; Scotland_Administrative_Map_1947.png: XrysD; derivative work: Dr Greg; Other versions: File:NUTS 3 regions of central and southern Scotland map.svg shows an enlargement of the southern ...
The Centre of Stirling Bridge - The Heart of Scotland. Matthew Paris's map of 1247 shows a clear north–south divide to Scotland. Proverbially Stirling is the strategically important "Gateway to the Highlands". It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together".
The longest river in Scotland is the River Tay, at 188 km (117 mi) in length. The largest freshwater loch in Scotland by surface area is Loch Lomond, with a surface area of 71 km 2 (27.4 sq mi). The largest freshwater loch in Scotland by volume is Loch Ness, with a volume of 7.5 km 3 (1.8 cu mi).
The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. [3] It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the west, and the English ceremonial counties of Cumbria and Northumberland ...