Skye
Skye is the largest and most northerly of the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland, linked to the mainland by a toll-free bridge. It's a rugged mountainous island with spectacular scenery.
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Uig
Uig is a village in the north of Skye. It's a ferry port with regular services to the Outer Hebrides, and most visitors are just passing through for that reason.Portree
Portree is the main village on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides, and is the obvious base for exploring the island.Destinations
Broadford
Broadford is a village straggling along the main road across Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.Armadale
The Sleat peninsula is the gently rolling southern part of the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.Carbost
Carbost is a small village straggling along the shore of Loch Harport in Skye, in the Scottish Hebrides.Kyleakin
Kyleakin is a village is a small town on Skye. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry to the mainland, but is an attractive small town and worth a stop.Stein
Stein is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of Skye, in the Scottish Hebrides.Glenbrittle
Glenbrittle is a remote area of Skye. It is most useful as a base for walking and climbing the Black Cuillin, including the famous "Inaccessible Pinnacle".Skye Hotels
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Skye
- Type: island
- Location: Inner Hebrides, Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 10,000
- Postal codes: IV55 – IV56
- IATA airport code: SKL
- United Nations Location Code: GB ISK
- Latitude: 57° 18' (57.3°) north
- Longitude: 6° 15' (6.25°) west
- Elevation: 105 feet (32 meters)
- Wikidata: Skye
- Wikimedia Commons: Isle of Skye
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Other Names for Skye
Basque: Skye, Czech: Ostrov Skye, Danish: Skye, Dutch: Skye, English: Isle of Skye, Estonian: Skye, French: Skye, French: Île de Skye, German: Skye, Irish: An tEilean Sgitheanach, Italian: Skye, Japanese: スカイ島, Low German: Skye, Norwegian: Skye, Polish: Skye, Portuguese: Ilha de Skye, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Sgitheanach, Spanish: Isla de Skye, Spanish: Skye, Swedish: Skye
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