Isle of Skye
largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
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Summary
Isle of Skye is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,356 views/month, #60 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Highland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Capital: Portree[6]
- Part of: Inner Hebrides[7]
- Commons category: Isle of Skye[8]
- Highest point: Sgùrr Alasdair[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Inner Hebrides[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Isle of Skye[11]
- Population: 10,008[12], 9232[13], 8847[14]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Anglické listy[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q32650167[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Isle of Skye[21]
- Length: 80 km[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 993 m[23]
- Area: 1656 km²[24]
- Width: 40 km[25]
- Historic county: Inverness-shire[26]
Why It Matters
Isle of Skye has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]