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The inhabited islands of the Inner Hebrides had a population of 18,257 in 2001, [7] and 18,948 at the time of the 2011 census. [8] The highest peaks of the islands have names deriving from both Gaelic and Old Norse , indicating the historical importance of these two cultures.
The inhabited islands of the Inner Hebrides had a population of 18,257 at the 2001 census, [1] and this grew to 18,948 in 2011. [2] During the same period Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. [12] There are a further 44 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than 30 ha (74 acres).
Islands of the Inner Hebrides archipelago — located off the west coast of Scotland in the Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Scotland portal; Subcategories.
Scotland has around 900 offshore islands, [1] most of which are to be found in four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. [2] There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh ...
The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation (dating back to the Mesolithic period), and the culture of the inhabitants has been successively influenced by the cultures of Celtic-speaking , Norse-speaking , and English-speaking peoples.
[Note 1] A complication relating to membership of this list is that there are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides, the large group of islands that lie off Scotland's west coast. The Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying "east of The Minch ", which would include any and all offshore islands.
The four main islands are: Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck. The largest is Rùm, with an area of 104.6 square kilometres (40.4 sq mi). [7] Smaller islands surrounding the main four include: Sanday, separated from Canna by a narrow tidal channel; [8] Eilean Chathastail, near Eigg and; Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near the north coast of Muck
This is a list of the larger offshore islands of Europe. In the Atlantic Ocean Major ... Outer Hebrides; Inner Hebrides; Islands of the Clyde; Islands of the Forth;
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