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Hebrides

''This article is about the Hebrides islands in Scotland. See also the New Hebrides for the islands constituting Vanuatu.

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The Hebrides are a spread-out and diverse group of islands off the west coast of Scotland. They can be divided into two groups:

• Inner Hebrides, including Skye, Mull, Islay, Jura and the Small Isles
• Outer Hebrides, including Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist and Saint Kilda

The Hebrides as a whole are sometimes referred to as the Western Isles, but this term is more accurately applied just to the Outer Hebrides.

The Hebrides are probably the best-known group of Scottish islands, but other groups include the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde and the Northern Isles.

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