Place:Western Isles, Scotland

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NameWestern Isles
Alt namesOuter Hebridessource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-129
W Islssource: BIAB Online (1999-2000) accessed 16 Dec 2002; UK Counties and Regions Abbreviations [web site] (1997-98) accessed 16 Dec 2002
Western Islandssource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1329
TypeRegion
Coordinates57.76°N 7.02°W
Located inScotland     (1975 - 1996)
Also located inRoss and Cromarty, Scotland     ( - 1975)
Inverness-shire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoNorth Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotlandisland in the Western Isles
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotlandisland in the Western Isles
Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotlandisland in the Western Isles
Outer Hebrides, Scotlandunitary authority replacing Western Isles region in 1996
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

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The Western Isles was one of the administrative regions into which Scotland was divided between 1975 and 1996. It was replaced in 1996 by the Outer Hebrides unitary authority. There was no change in the geographic coverage between The Western Isles and the Outer Hebrides. As a result the two terms appear to be used interchangeably.

Prior to the division of Scotland into administrative regions, some of the islands were located in the County of Inverness-shire and some in the County of Ross and Cromarty. Since the parish system of division ended with the counties in 1975, discussion of the parishes making up the Western Isles will be found under the two county headings.

Source: Wikipedia's list of the administrative regions of Scotland between 1975 and 1996

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