North Uist

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North Uist is a large, sparsely populated island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, known for its rugged coastline, sandy beaches, and rich birdlife.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
North Uist canonical 35
island of North Uist 4
North Uist (historically, in part) 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish island
island
island of the Outer Hebrides
area about 303 square kilometres
birdlifeIncludes corncrakes
seabirds
waders
connectedTo Benbecula
Berneray
connectionType causeways
country Scotland
ferryPort Lochmaddy
governingCouncilArea Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
gridReferenceSystem OS grid reference
hasArchaeologicalSite Barpa Langass
Pobull Fhinn stone circle
hasFeature machair grassland
numerous lochs
peat bogs
rocky headlands
sand dunes
tidal islets
hasFerryLinkTo Isle of Skye
surface form: Uig on Skye
hasHighProportionOf Gaelic speakers
hasImportantBirdArea Balranald RSPB reserve
hasLargestSettlement Lochmaddy
hasSettlement Bayhead
Carinish
Clachan
Grenitote
Hougharry
Paible
Sollas
knownFor freshwater lochs
machair landscapes
rich birdlife
rugged coastline
sandy beaches
sea lochs
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Outer Hebrides
surface form: Na h-Eileanan Siar

Outer Hebrides
locatedNorthOf Benbecula
locatedSouthOf Harris
locatedWestOf mainland Scotland
officialLanguage English
Scottish Gaelic
partOf Outer Hebrides
surface form: Western Isles
population about 1,200
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
postalArea HS
primaryEconomicActivity crofting
fishing
tourism
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish Islands hasPart North Uist
Na h-Eileanan Siar council area includesIsland North Uist
subject surface form: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Little Minch hasNearbyIsland North Uist
Waternish hasViewOf North Uist
Outer Hebrides hasIsland North Uist
Clachan locatedIn North Uist
subject surface form: Clachan (North Uist)
Clachan partOf North Uist
subject surface form: Clachan (North Uist)
Clachan locatedOnIsland North Uist
subject surface form: Clachan (North Uist)
Paible locatedIn North Uist
Paible locatedOn North Uist
this entity surface form: island of North Uist
Hougharry locatedIn North Uist
Hougharry locatedOn North Uist
this entity surface form: island of North Uist
Hougharry partOf North Uist
this entity surface form: civil parish of North Uist
Barpa Langass locatedIn North Uist
Barpa Langass island North Uist
Sollas locatedIn North Uist
Sollas partOf North Uist
this entity surface form: island of North Uist
Sollas locatedOn North Uist
Carinish locatedIn North Uist
Carinish locatedOnIsland North Uist
Bayhead locatedIn North Uist
Bayhead partOf North Uist
this entity surface form: island of North Uist
Bayhead hasIsland North Uist
Balranald RSPB reserve locatedIn North Uist
Inverness-shire (historic county) contains North Uist
subject surface form: Inverness-shire
this entity surface form: North Uist (historically, in part)
Grenitote locatedIn North Uist
Grenitote locatedOnIsland North Uist
Soay locatedWestOf North Uist
Berneray hasCausewayConnection North Uist
Berneray nearestLargeIsland North Uist
Lochmaddy locatedIn North Uist
Lochmaddy island North Uist
Skye hasFerryLinkTo North Uist
Benbecula between North Uist
Benbecula connectedByCausewayTo North Uist
Benbecula locatedSouthOf North Uist
Inverness-shire contains North Uist