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Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates: long: -5.91610 lat : 55.95538
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84long: -5°54'57.9708 lat : 55°57'19.3608
Surface area: 363.5 km2 (0.957 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline: 163.3 km
Average height: 159 metre
Length island: 44 km
Maximum width island (estimate): 12 km
Name : Beinn an Òir (785 metre)

Demographic data island

Habited: Yes
Number of inhabitants: 24
Population density: 0.10 inh/km2

Naming - Location

Local native name: Jura
Archipelago (island group): Inner Hebrides
Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): 		1) Islay 0.776 km WestSouthWest
2) Scarba 1 km North
3) Luing 5.9 km NorthEast
4) Colonsay 13 km WestNorthWest
5) Oronsay 13.2 km WestNorthWest
6) Seil 13.8 km NorthNorthEast
7) Gigha 16 km EastSouthEast
8) Mull 19.3 km NorthNorthWest
9) Kerrera 26.2 km NorthNorthEast
10) Lismore 35.1 km North
11) Isle of Bute 36.7 km EastSouthEast
12) Arran 39.6 km EastSouthEast
13) Iona 41.9 km NorthWest
14) Ulva 44.1 km NorthWest
15) Rathlin Island 55.4 km SouthSouthWest
16) Great Cumbrae Island 58.9 km EastSouthEast
17) Holy Island 62.1 km EastSouthEast
18) Coll 71.1 km NorthWest
19) Tiree 72.6 km NorthWest
20) Muck 81.5 km NorthNorthWest
21) Eigg 84.5 km NorthNorthWest
22) Rùm 94.7 km NorthNorthWest
23) Skye 98.3 km NorthNorthWest
24) Canna 111.3 km NorthNorthWest
25) Soay 113.3 km NorthNorthWest
Country: Great Britain
Country-section: Schotland
Location in Country: North-northwest
Name council area: Council area Argyll and Bute
Name Ward: Ward Kintyre and the Islands
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(sister website):		Ardfernal (Central)
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Craighouse (Central)
Feolin Ferry (WestSouthWest)
Keils (Central)
Kinuachdrachd (Central)
Knockrome (Central)
Lagg (EastNorthEast)
Lealt (SouthSouthWest)
Leargybreck (Central)
Lussagiven (SouthSouthWest)
Tarbert (EastNorthEast)

Location Main place:
Sea: Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land: 4.6 km
Nearest Country: Great Britain
island-Type: island in sea

Topographic islandmap Jura

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Height map of Jura

Jura Digital terrain model - DTM



Relief: Height Classes in percentages


Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Jura

The weather type in Ardrishaigovercast cloudsweericoon
Current temperature: 5 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours: No precipitation
Wind: 4.36 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection: South
Atmospheric pressure: 988 mb
Humidity: 70 %
Daylength at 23 January 2025:8 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise: 09:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset: 17:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Weather-page: Jura

The weather for the next few hours

Ardrishaig - GB (longitude: -5.9161, latitude: 55.9554)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction WZW): 29.86 km

1:00
4 degrees Celcius
975 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		4:00
6 degrees Celcius
952 mbar
moderate rainweericoon		7:00
8 degrees Celcius
950 mbar
light rainweericoon		10:00
7 degrees Celcius
959 mbar
light rainweericoon		13:00
5 degrees Celcius
973 mbar
light rainweericoon

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): 1086 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: Yes

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Landuse Jura

 Forest   7.7 km2 
 2% 
 Nature   271.8 km2 
 75% 
 Agriculture   2.9 km2 
 1% 
 Wet nature   73.4 km2 
 20% 
 Water   2.2 km2 
 1% 
 Urban area   0 km2 
 0% 
 Infrastructure   0 km2 
 0% 
 Viticulture   0 km2 
 0% 
 Rock outcrop   5.7 km2 
 2%