Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Ocean off the west shore of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had an usually resident population of 1,283, with a large percent of Roman Catholics. It forms part of the area administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 kilometres from west to eastern and a similar range from north to south. It exists between the islands of North Uist as well as South Uist; it is connected to both by road causeways. Traveling to any one of the other Hebridean islands, or to the British mainland, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has everyday flights to Glasgow, Stornoway as well as Barra. A direct solution to Inverness was presented in 2006 yet discontinued in May 2007. There are no direct ferry services from Benbecula to the mainland, but a service run by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist provides a five-hour crossing to Oban on the landmass, whilst one more service from Lochmaddy on North Uist provides a two-hour going across to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, as well as thus to the landmass by means of the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (connected by embankment to North Uist) and also Eriskay (linked to South Uist) attach to the other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris and also Barra respectively. There is a dense cluster of lochs throughout nearly the whole island, and almost all of the island is listed below 20 metres in elevation.