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Hebrides

Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland

PlacearchipelagoQ123377

Also known as Western Islands

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Scotland
Area: 7,200 km²
Elevation: 1,009 m
Located in/on physical feature: British Isles

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The Hebrides are the largest archipelago in Scotland and the British Isles, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

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Members / parts: Inner Hebrides
Outer Hebrides
Highest point: Sgùrr Alasdair
Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Time zone: UTC+00:00
Historic county: Inverness-shire
Different from: The Hebrides
Named after: Hebrides

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46 identifiers linking Hebrides across the web's reference databases

58.0000, -7.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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