Tiree is one of the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has a location of 7,834 hectares (30.2 square miles) and a population of around 650. The land is very abundant, as well as crofting, together with tourist, and also fishing are the major sources of employment for the islanders. Tiree, together with Colonsay, enjoys a fairly high number of total hours of sunlight during the late springtime as well as very early summertime contrasted to the average for the UK. Tiree is a preferred windsurfing place. It is in some cases described as "Hawaii of the north". The island's population was 653 as recorded by the 2011 census a decline of over 15% considering that 2001 when there were 770 normal locals. During the exact same period Scottish island populations all at once grew by 4% to 103,702.