Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Sea off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had a generally resident population of 1,283, with a substantial percent of Roman Catholics. It creates part of the location administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 kilometres from west to eastern and a similar distance from north to south. It exists between the islands of North Uist as well as South Uist; it is attached to both by road embankments. Traveling to any one of the various other Hebridean islands, or to the British landmass, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has day-to-day trips to Glasgow, Stornoway as well as Barra. A direct solution to Inverness was introduced in 2006 however ceased in May 2007. There are no straight ferry solutions from Benbecula to the landmass, however a solution operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist gives a five-hour crossing to Oban on the landmass, whilst another service from Lochmaddy on North Uist offers a two-hour going across to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, and also for this reason to the mainland through the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (linked by embankment to North Uist) and Eriskay (linked to South Uist) connect to the various other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris and also Barra respectively. There is a thick collection of lochs throughout virtually the whole island, and also almost all of the island is below 20 metres in elevation.