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Sailing to Skye: SailingEurope Group
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island Skye
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Youtube Skye Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Skye
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -6.24312 lat : 57.37045 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -6°14'35.2392 lat : 57°22'13.6344 | | Surface area: | 1628.6 km2 (4.289 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 589 km | | Average height: | 165 metre | | Length island: | 73 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 40 km | | Name : | Sgurr Alasdair (992 metre) | | Orientation island: | Northwest - Southeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 9232 | | Population density: | 5.6 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Broadford (O) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | An t-Eilean Sgitheanach | | Archipelago (island group): | Inner Hebrides | | Country: | Great Britain | | Country-section: | Scotland | | Location in Country: | North-northwest | | Name council area: | Council area Highland | | Name Ward: | Ward Eilean a'Cheo | | Main place: | Portree | | Location Main place: | East | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 0.54 km | | Nearest Country: | Great Britain | | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | Since 1995 connected with the Scottish mainland by a bridge. |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Skye
| The weather type in Portree | light intensity shower rain |  | | Current temperature: | 10 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 18 meter per second (Wind force - bft 8)
| | Winddirection: | West-southwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 996 mb
| | Humidity: | 87 %
| | Daylength at 20 September 2018: | 12 hour and 23 minutes | | Sunrise: | 08:06 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 20:29 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Skye
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): | 1210 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 Skye booking.com
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 Hotel | 1) Skye Camping And Caravanning Club Site
2) Staffin Car. And Camp. Site
3) Torvaig Caravan And Camping Site
4) Uig Bay Campsite
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Skye
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Skye
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Skye
Bings maps Skye
Mapquest Skye
Loc.Alize.us Skye
Landuse Skye
| Forest |
146.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
744.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
143.9 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
519.2 km2 |
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| Water |
9.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
63.1 km2 |
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