Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and also northeast of Islay. With a location of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, as well as just 196 occupants recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is a lot more sparsely populated than Islay, as well as is one of the least largely populated islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland placed by dimension, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura becomes part of the council location of Argyll and also Bute. The island is mountainous, bare and also infertile, covered greatly by vast areas of covering bog. The main settlement is the east coast town of Craighouse, which is its resources. Craighouse is house to the Jura distillery, creating Isle of Jura solitary malt whisky. The town is likewise house to the island's only resort, store and church. Various other negotiations include Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck and also Tarbert. In between Jura's north tip as well as the island of Scarba exists the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes flow harmful at certain states of the tide. The southern part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is designated a nationwide picturesque location (NSA), one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are specified so as to recognize areas of exceptional landscapes as well as guarantee their defense from improper advancement. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in overall, including 21,072 ha of land, with a more 9245 ha being aquatic (i.e. listed below low tide).