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Southern Uplands and other geographical areas of Scotland The hills around Durisdeer from the A702 road Looking east across Nithsdale to the Lowther Hills – from Cairnkinna in the Scaur Hills Grey Mare's Tail in the Moffat Hills from the Bodesbeck Ridge in the Ettrick Hills Source of the River Clyde where the Daer Water meets the Potrail Water From Hart Fell looking west to the Devil's Beef Tub.
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 part of this map.
English: Map of the NUTS 3 regions of Scotland in 2011. This is an enlargement from File:NUTS 3 regions of Scotland map.svg showing southern and central Scotland only. See that file for list of region codes.
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]
Many of Scotland's islands are connected to the mainland and/or other islands by bridge or causeway. Although some people consider them no longer to be islands, they are generally treated as such. Outer Hebrides. Many of the islands of the southern Outer Hebrides have been joined to other islands by causeways and bridges. These include: Baleshare
South Western Scotland UKM3 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond: UKM31 Dumfries and Galloway: UKM32 East and North Ayrshire mainland UKM33 Glasgow: UKM34 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire: UKM35 North Lanarkshire: UKM36 South Ayrshire: UKM37 South Lanarkshire: UKM38 North Eastern Scotland UKM5
Topographic map of Scottish Borders and Lothian The Scottish Borders are in the eastern part of the Southern Uplands . [ 9 ] The region is hilly and largely rural, with the River Tweed flowing west to east through it.
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).