North Uist
North Uist (Scots Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath pronounced [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ ə t̪ʰuə]) is an island an commonty in the Ooter Hebrides o Scotland.
Gaelic name | Uibhist a Tuath (help·info) |
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Meanin o name | Unclear |
Location | |
North Uist shawn within the Ooter Hebrides | |
OS grid reference | NF835697 |
Coordinates | 57°36′00″N 7°19′59″W / 57.6°N 7.333°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uists and Barra |
Aurie | 30,305 hectare (117 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 10 [1] |
Heichest elevation | Eaval 1,138 ft (347 m) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Demografics | |
Population | 1,254[2] |
Population rank | 12 [1] |
Population density | 4.14 fowk/km2[2][3] |
Lairgest settlement | Lochmaddy |
References | [3][4][5][6] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ edited by Munch & Goss (1874). "The Chronicles of Mann vol 22". Isle of Man: Manx Society. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2007.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
- ↑ Geir T. Zoëga (1910). "A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic". Germanic Lexicon Project. Retrieved 4 Julie 2007.