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Sailing to Barra: SailingEurope Group
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island Barra
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Youtube Barra Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Barra
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -7.47824 lat : 56.97847 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -7°2'52.1664 lat : 56°58'42.5064 | | Surface area: | 66.1 km2 (0.174 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 98.2 km | | Average height: | 72 metre | | Length island: | 14 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 10 km | | Name : | Heaval (383 metre) | | Orientation island: | North-northeast - South-southeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 1078 | | Population density: | 18 inh/km2 |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Barra | | Archipelago (island group): | Outer Hebrides | | Country: | Great Britain | | Country-section: | Scotland | | Location in Country: | North-northwest | | Name council area: | Council area Outer Hebrides | | Name Ward: | Ward Barraigh | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 75.5 km | | Nearest Country: | Great Britain | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Barra
| The weather type in Daliburgh | moderate rain |  | | Current temperature: | 9 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 4.1 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| | Winddirection: | North | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1019 mb
| | Humidity: | 93 %
| | Daylength at 21 May 2018: | 16 hour and 54 minutes | | Sunrise: | 06:00 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 22:53 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Barra
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 1264 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | Yes | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Barra booking.com
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 Hotel | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Barra
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Barra
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Barra
Bings maps Barra
Mapquest Barra
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Landuse Barra
| Forest |
0 km2 |
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| Nature |
38.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
22.5 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1 km2 |
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| Water |
0.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
3.7 km2 |
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