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Benbecula ( or "" ) is an island ___MASK51___ the ___MASK13___ , in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast ___MASK51___ Scotland . In the 2011 census it had a usually resident population ___MASK51___ 1 , 303 , with a sizable percentage ___MASK51___ Roman Catholics . It forms part ___MASK51___ the area administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council . The ___MASK13___ , also known as the Western Isles ( Scottish Gaelic : ' or ' ), " Innse Gall " (" islands of the strangers ") or the Long Isle or Long Island ( Gaelic : " An t - Eilean Fada "), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland . The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar , one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland . They form part of the Hebrides , separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch , the Little Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides . Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language , although in a few areas English speakers form a majority . An island or isle is any piece ___MASK51___ sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast may be called a holm . A grouping ___MASK51___ geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the ___MASK41___ . Howmore ( Scottish Gaelic : Togh Mòr / Tobha Mor ) lies on the island ___MASK51___ South Uist to the southwest ___MASK51___ Loch Druidibeg . The mountain ___MASK51___ Haarsal rises to 139 m ( 456 ft ) to the east and immediately south is the smaller settlement ___MASK51___ Howbeg . Howmore is also within the parish ___MASK51___ South Uist . ___MASK34___ Uist is an island ___MASK51___ the ___MASK13___ in Scotland . In the 2011 census it had a usually resident population ___MASK51___ 1 , 754 , a fall ___MASK51___ 64 since 2001 . There is a nature reserve and a number ___MASK51___ sites ___MASK51___ archaeological interest , including the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found . The population is about 90 % Roman Catholic . The island , in common with the rest ___MASK51___ the Hebrides , is one ___MASK51___ the last remaining strongholds ___MASK51___ the Gaelic language in Scotland . In 2006 ___MASK34___ Uist , and neighbouring Benbecula and Eriskay were involved in Scotland ' s biggest community land buyout to date . In the north west there is a missile testing range . Its inhabitants are known in Gaelic as "" Deasaich "" ( Southerners ). Eriskay , from the Old Norse for " Eric ' s Isle ", is an island and community council area ___MASK51___ the ___MASK13___ in northern Scotland . It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001 . In the same year Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra . The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Ceann a ' Ghàraidh in Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra . The crossing takes around 40 minutes . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK29___ ___MASK95___ off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . ___MASK46___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part ___MASK51___ the United Kingdom and covers the ___MASK60___ third ___MASK51___ the island ___MASK51___ Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the ___MASK95___ , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up ___MASK51___ more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides .