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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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

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Scottish Islands hasPart North Uist