Description island BarraThe inhabited fairly large island of Barra is part of (the island group) Outer Hebrides and is located in the country of Great Britain , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 75.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 66.1 km2 and is therefore 0.174 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Atlantic Ocean and the total coastal length is about 98.2 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 14 km by 10 km (maximum width). The island is North-northeast - South-southeast oriented. The highest point is 383 meter and is named Heaval. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 56.98 (56°58'42.5064), -7.48 (-7°2'52.1664).The population is 1078 and the population density is thus on 18.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Castlebay (located in the South of the island). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Great Britain . It is located in the administrative unit Council area Outer Hebrides (local administrative level-name council area), in the Ward Barraigh (local administrative level-name Ward). Direct neighboring islands of Barra are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) South Uist Located 6.6 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Eriskay Located 7.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Benbecula Located 38.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Canna Located 47 km North of the island. 5) Grimsay Located 48.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Baleshare Located 49.2 km East of the island. 7) North Uist Located 50.8 km East of the island. 8) Tiree Located 54.9 km NorthWest of the island. 9) Rùm Located 55.8 km North of the island. 10) Skye Located 55.8 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Coll Located 60.3 km NorthWest of the island. 12) Muck Located 69 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 13) Soay Located 70.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Eigg Located 71.6 km North of the island. 15) Berneray Located 73.2 km East of the island. 16) Mull Located 76.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 17) Lewis Harris Located 79.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Isle of Raasay Located 87.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 19) Ulva Located 87.7 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Scalpay Located 89.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 21) Iona Located 92.1 km NorthWest of the island. 22) Scalpay Located 99.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Isle of Rona Located 101 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 24) St Kilda or Hirta Located 106.5 km SouthEast of the island. 25) Colonsay Located 120.4 km NorthWest of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 1264 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are ferry connections with car to other (neighboring) island (s). There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Barra consists of Sand - Rock 3.7 km2 (6%), nature 38.2 km2 (58%), wet nature 1 km2 (2%), and agriculture 22.5 km2 (34%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Barra |
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