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Sailing to South Uist: SailingEurope Group
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island South Uist
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Youtube South Uist Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:South Uist
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -7.32247 lat : 57.24039 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -7°19'20.8956 lat : 57°14'25.4004 | | Surface area: | 288.8 km2 (0.76 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 318.6 km | | Average height: | 62 metre | | Length island: | 35 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 14 km | | Name : | Beinn Mhòr (620 metre) | | Orientation island: | North - South |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 1818 | | Population density: | 6.3 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Bornais (W) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Uibhist a Deas | | 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: | 73.5 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 South Uist
| The weather type in Daliburgh | 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: | 08:10 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 20:33 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: South Uist
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): | 1271 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 South Uist booking.com
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 Hotel | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | South Uist
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Social media - Multimedia
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Landuse South Uist
| Forest |
0 km2 |
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| Nature |
128.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
35.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
103.8 km2 |
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| Water |
3.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.5 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
16.1 km2 |
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