What are the Inner Hebrides?
Q: What are the Inner Hebrides?
A: The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides.
Q: What is the climate like in the Hebrides?
A: The Hebrides enjoy a mild oceanic climate because they are located near where the Gulf Stream runs past them.
Q: How many islands make up the Inner Hebrides?
A: There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than 30 hectares (74 acres).
Q: What activities take place on these islands?
A: The main commercial activities on these islands are tourism, crofting, fishing, and whisky distilling.
Q: How large is this area in total?
A: Combined, these islands have an area of approximately 415,800 hectares (1,605 sq mi).
Q: How many people live in this region?
A: In 2001 there was a population of 18,257 people living here.
Q: Who were some of earliest settlers to inhabit this region?
A: In historic times some of earliest settlers were Picts to the north and Gaels in the south.
