Benbecula
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
- Locality with about 1,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 407 feet (124 metres)
- Description: island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: HS7
- Also known as“Beinn na Faoghla”“Isle of Benbecula”
Places of Interest
Discover Borve Castle.
Villages in the Area
Discover Balivanich and Nunton.
Balivanich
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021.
Nunton
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021.
Uachdar
Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula.
Benbecula
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Latitude
57.4474° or 57° 26′ 51″ north
Longitude
-7.3427° or 7° 20′ 34″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB BBC
Open location code
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Benbecula” goes by many names.
بنبكيولاArabic
BenbeculaAsturian
BenbeculaBasque
Beinn na FaoghlaBreton
BenbeculaBreton
BenbeculaCatalan
BenbeculaCebuano
Benbecula IslandCebuano
本貝丘拉島Chinese
本贝丘拉岛Chinese
BenbeculaCzech
BenbeculaDanish
Beinn na FaoghlaDutch
Beinn nam FaoghlaDutch
BenbeculaDutch
بنبكيولاEgyptian Arabic
ΜπενμπέκουλαGreek
BenbeculaHausa
BenbeculaHungarian
BenbeculaIcelandic
Insulo BenbeculaIdo
Beinn na FaoghlaIrish
Beinn nam FadhlaIrish
BenbeculaItalian
ベンベキュラ島Japanese
BenbekulaLatvian
BenbekjulaLithuanian
Beinn na FaoghlaManx
Beinn nam FadhlaManx
BenbeculaNorwegian
BenbeculaNorwegian Bokmål
BenbeculaNorwegian Nynorsk
BenbeculaPolish
БенбекьюлаRussian
BenbeculaScots
Beinn a’ BhaoghlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn na BhaoghlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn na bhFadhlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn na FadhlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn na FaghlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn na FaoghlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn nam FadhlaScottish Gaelic
Beinn nam FaolaScottish Gaelic
BenbeculaSerbo-Croatian
BenbeculaSwedish
BenbeculaVietnamese
Beinn na FaoghlaWelsh
BenbeculaWelsh
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Griminish and Torlum.
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