North Uist

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.
  • Type: Locality with 1,270 residents
  • Description: island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Isle of North Uist
  • Postal code: HS6

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malaclete.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

North Uist

Latitude
57.6058° or 57° 36′ 21″ north
Longitude
-7.3402° or 7° 20′ 25″ west
Population
1,270
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB NUI
Open location code
9C9JJM45+8W
Geo­Names ID
8299849
Wiki­data ID
Q662158
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“North Uist” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: North Uist
  • Basque: North Uist
  • Breton: Uibhist a Tuath
  • Catalan: North Uist
  • Cebuano: North Uist (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian)
  • Cebuano: North Uist
  • Chinese: 北尤伊斯特岛
  • Czech: North Uist
  • Czech: Severní Uist
  • Czech: Uibhist a Tuath
  • Dutch: North Uist
  • Esperanto: Norda Uist
  • French: North Uist
  • Galician: North Uist
  • German: North Uist
  • Greek: Βόρειο Γιούιστ
  • Hebrew: אויסט צפוני
  • Indonesian: Uist Utara
  • Irish: Uibhist a Tuath
  • Irish: Uibhist a-Tuath
  • Italian: North Uist
  • Japanese: ノース・ウイスト島
  • Latin: Uistus Borealis
  • Lithuanian: Šiaurės Juistas
  • Manx: Ooisht y Twoaie
  • Norwegian Bokmål: North Uist
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: North Uist
  • Norwegian: North Uist
  • Polish: North Uist
  • Portuguese: North Uist
  • Russian: Норт-Уист
  • Russian: Северный Уист
  • Scots: North Uist
  • Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath
  • Serbian: Северни Јујст
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sjeverni Uist
  • Slovak: North Uist
  • Spanish: North Uist
  • Swedish: North Uist
  • Welsh: Uibhist a Tuath

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