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2. St Kilda, Scotland - Wikipedia

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   St Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) is a remote archipelago situated 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean.It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

3. MOD Hebrides - Wikipedia

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   It is situated in the Outer Hebrides on South Uist and Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago. [5] The now uninhabited St Kilda became Scotland's first World Heritage Site in 1987 and is one of the few in the world to hold joint status for both its ecological and cultural significance.

4. List of Outer Hebrides - Wikipedia

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   There are other outliers with cultural links to the Outer Hebrides that are not part of the archipelago itself. These include the St Kilda group, which are quite distinct geologically and no longer inhabited, [5] Sula Sgeir and North Rona to the north and isolated Rockall, which is 367 kilometres (228 mi) to the west of North Uist. [Note 3]

5. Flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides - Wikipedia

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   The St Kilda World Heritage Site covers a total area of 24,201.4 hectares (93.4 sq mi) including the land and sea. [47] The land area is 854.6 hectares (2,111.8 acres). [48] St Kilda is a scheduled monument, a national scenic area, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and a European Union Special Protection Area. [49]

6. Hirta - Wikipedia

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   The summary for St Kilda, Britain's Loneliest Isle, states: "A voyage from Glasgow to St Kilda, containing scenes of the Western Isles and island life of the crofters on St Kilda". The film is available for viewing on a National Library of Scotland Web page which also includes a great deal of specifics in the text, in a "Shotlist".

7. Martin Martin - Wikipedia

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   Martin undertook his voyage to St Kilda in May 1697 and his tour of Lewis in 1699 under the patronage of Hans Sloane, the Secretary of the Royal Society in London. The Scottish antiquary, Sir Robert Sibbald , considered that his command of Gaelic , knowledge of the customs of Gaeldom and connections with Hebridean elites made him well qualified ...