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North Uist

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North Uist
Gaelic nameAboot this soondUibhist a Tuath 
Meanin o nameUnclear
Location
North Uist is located in Outer Hebrides
North Uist
North Uist
North Uist shawn within the Ooter Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF835697
Coordinates57°36′00″N 7°19′59″W / 57.6°N 7.333°W / 57.6; -7.333
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Aurie30,305 hectare (117 sq mi)
Aurie rank10 [1]
Heichest elevationEaval 1,138 ft (347 m)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieNa h-Eileanan Siar
Demografics
Population1,254[2]
Population rank12 [1]
Population density4.14 fowk/km2[2][3]
Lairgest settlementLochmaddy
References[3][4][5][6]

North Uist (Scots Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath pronounced [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ ə t̪ʰuə]) is an island an commonty in the Ooter Hebrides o Scotland.

References

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  1. a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
  2. a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. edited by Munch & Goss (1874). "The Chronicles of Mann vol 22". Isle of Man: Manx Society. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2007.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
  6. Geir T. Zoëga (1910). "A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic". Germanic Lexicon Project. Retrieved 4 Julie 2007.

Coordinates: 57°36′N 7°20′W / 57.600°N 7.333°W / 57.600; -7.333