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Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates:	long: -6.22141 lat : 55.76404
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -6°13'17.0688 lat : 55°45'5.0526
Surface area:	611 km² (1.609 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	225 km
Average height:	92 metre
Length island:	41 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	26 km
Name :	Beinn Bheigier (491 metre)

Demographic data island

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	3604
Population density:	5.90 inh/km2

Naming - Location

Local native name:	Ìle
Archipelago (island group):	Inner Hebrides
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Jura 0.776 km EastNorthEast 2) Oronsay 9.1 km NorthNorthWest 3) Colonsay 11.2 km NorthNorthWest 4) Gigha 15.4 km East 5) Rathlin Island 29.9 km South 6) Scarba 34.5 km NorthEast 7) Mull 37.4 km NorthNorthWest 8) Arran 39.8 km East 9) Luing 41.3 km NorthEast 10) Iona 44.7 km NorthNorthWest 11) Seil 48.1 km NorthEast 12) Isle of Bute 54.1 km EastNorthEast 13) Ulva 58.2 km North 14) Kerrera 59.6 km NorthNorthEast 15) Holy Island 61 km EastSouthEast 16) Lismore 66.9 km NorthNorthEast 17) Great Cumbrae Island 67.6 km East 18) Tiree 70.9 km NorthNorthWest 19) Coll 76.8 km NorthNorthWest 20) Muck 98.9 km North 21) Eigg 104 km North 22) Rùm 111.6 km North 23) Tory 115.6 km WestSouthWest 24) Skye 120.5 km North 25) Canna 126.3 km NorthNorthWest
Country:	Great Britain
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:	Northwest
Name council area:	Council area Argyll and Bute
Name Ward:	Ward Kintyre and the Islands
Location Main place:
Sea:	Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land:	22 km
Nearest Country:	Great Britain
island-Type:	island in sea

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Height map of Islay

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Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Islay

The weather type in Bruichladdich	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
Winddirection:	Southwest
Atmospheric pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 23 January 2025:	8 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise:	09:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	17:39 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Islay

The weather for the next few hours

Bruichladdich - GB (longitude: -6.2214, latitude: 55.764)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction O): 8.78 km

22:00
5 degrees Celcius
986 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

1:00
4 degrees Celcius
973 mbar
light rain weericoon

4:00
5 degrees Celcius
951 mbar
moderate rain weericoon

7:00
8 degrees Celcius
951 mbar
light rain weericoon

10:00
6 degrees Celcius
962 mbar
light rain weericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation

Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	1096 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	Yes

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Wikipedia:	Wikipedia Islay
Tourist information:	Info Islay
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island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping

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Camping	Not known
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Landuse Islay

Forest

36.5 km2

Nature

264.8 km2

43%

Agriculture

106.1 km2

17%

Wet nature

191.9 km2

31%

Water

3.8 km2

Urban area

1.6 km2

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

Viticulture

0 km2

Rock outcrop

4.9 km2