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Island location Lewis Harris in western Europe

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Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates:	long: -6.62649 lat : 58.15731
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -6°37'35.3568 lat : 58°9'26.3124
Surface area:	2101.2 km² (5.533 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	1126.9 km
Average height:	102 metre
Length island:	100 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	45 km
Name :	Clisham (799 metre)
Orientation island:	Southwest - Northeast

Demographic data island

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	21031
Population density:	9.65 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Port of Ness (N), Carloway (WNW)

Naming - Location

Local native name:	Leòdhas - Na Hearadh
Archipelago (island group):	Outer Hebrides
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Great Bernera 0.131 km NorthNorthWest 2) Scalpay 0.247 km South 3) Berneray 7.5 km SouthWest 4) North Uist 10.6 km SouthSouthWest 5) Skye 23.4 km SouthEast 6) Grimsay 29.2 km SouthSouthWest 7) Baleshare 30.7 km SouthWest 8) Benbecula 32.4 km SouthSouthWest 9) South Uist 42.3 km SouthSouthWest 10) Isle of Rona 49.5 km SouthEast 11) Isle of Raasay 55.9 km SouthSouthEast 12) Scalpay 71 km SouthEast 13) Eriskay 73.2 km SouthSouthWest 14) Soay 77.4 km SouthEast 15) Canna 77.6 km SouthSouthEast 16) Barra 79.8 km SouthSouthWest 17) Rùm 83.4 km SouthSouthEast 18) St Kilda or Hirta 84.3 km West 19) Eigg 100.5 km SouthSouthEast 20) Muck 106.7 km SouthSouthEast 21) Coll 119.1 km SouthSouthEast 22) Mull 129.5 km SouthSouthEast 23) Tiree 131.2 km South 24) Ulva 143.9 km SouthSouthEast 25) Iona 157.5 km SouthSouthEast
Country:	Great Britain
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:	North-northwest
Name council area:	Council area Outer Hebrides
Name Ward:	Ward Sgir
Main place:	Stornoway (Lewis) - Tarbert (Harris)
Location Main place:	East
Sea:	Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land:	37 km
Nearest Country:	Great Britain
Type Water:	rocky surface (Lewisian gneiss)
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:	Lewis and Harris are often considered separate islands although it is one island.

Topographic islandmap Lewis Harris

Height map of Lewis Harris

Lewis Harris Digital terrain model - DTM

Relief: Height Classes in percentages

Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Lewis Harris

The weather type in Stornoway	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection:	South-southwest
Atmospheric pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 8 February 2026:	8 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise:	09:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	18:05 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Lewis Harris

The weather for the next few hours

Stornoway - GB (longitude: -6.6265, latitude: 58.1573)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction WZW): 15.09 km

22:00
6 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
light rain weericoon

1:00
6 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

4:00
6 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
6 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
8 degrees Celcius
998 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

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):	1301 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-Island, island-Tourism - island-attractions

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

Hotel	Hotel at Lewis Harris booking.com
Camping	1) The Uncles Croft Campsite 2) Mardanan's Croft (Campsite) 3) Galson Campsite - Campervan Bays 4) Bothag Bhuirgh Camping and Pods 5) Eilean Fraoich Camp Site
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Landuse Lewis Harris

Forest

10.2 km2

Nature

570.5 km2

27%

Wet nature

1204 km2

57%

Agriculture

152.7 km2

Urban area

6 km2

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

Sand

123.4 km2

Water

32.1 km2