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Inner Hebrides

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The Inner Hebrides are an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, lying southeast of the Outer Hebrides, and include 35 inhabited islands and 44 uninhabited islands larger than 30 hectares, the largest being Skye, Mull and Islay. The group supports about 18,948 residents under a mild oceanic climate, with crofting, fishing, tourism and whisky production as leading activities. Terrain across the group ranges from mountainous to low lying. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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International Treaty Protected Area 1
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Inner Hebrides and the Minches
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_eng
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"desig_eng": "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"
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Inner Hebrides (Wikipedia)
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The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides.
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Wikidata: Inner Hebrides
Wikidata Q81052, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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