Description island Lewis HarrisThe inhabited very large island of Lewis Harris (local name Leòdhas - Na Hearadh) 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 37.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 2101.2 km2 and is therefore 5.5 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Atlantic Ocean and the total coastal length is about 1126.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 100 km by 45 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The highest point is 799 meter and is named Clisham. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 58.16 (58°9'26.3124), -6.63 (-6°37'35.3568).The population is 21031 and the population density is thus on 9.65 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Stornoway (Lewis) - Tarbert (Harris) (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Port of Ness (N), Carloway (WNW). 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 Sgir (local administrative level-name Ward). Direct neighboring islands of Lewis Harris are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Great Bernera Located 0.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 2) Scalpay Located 0.2 km West of the island. 3) Berneray Located 7.5 km SouthWest of the island. 4) North Uist Located 10.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Skye Located 23.4 km NorthWest of the island. 6) Grimsay Located 29.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Baleshare Located 30.7 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Benbecula Located 32.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) South Uist Located 42.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Isle of Rona Located 49.5 km NorthWest of the island. 11) Isle of Raasay Located 55.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Scalpay Located 71 km NorthWest of the island. 13) Eriskay Located 73.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Soay Located 77.4 km NorthWest of the island. 15) Canna Located 77.6 km WestNorthWest of the island. 16) Barra Located 79.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Rùm Located 83.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 18) St Kilda or Hirta Located 84.3 km South of the island. 19) Eigg Located 100.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Muck Located 106.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 21) Coll Located 119.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 22) Mull Located 129.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 23) Tiree Located 131.2 km West of the island. 24) Ulva Located 143.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 25) Iona Located 157.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 1301 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 rocky surface (Lewisian gneiss). The land use on the island of Lewis Harris consists of Sand - Rock 123.4 km2 (6%), wood 10.2 km2 (1%), nature 570.5 km2 (27%), wet nature 1204 km2 (57%), and agriculture 152.7 km2 (7%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Lewis Harris |
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