Uist

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Uist, or the Uists, is an archipelago off of the west coast of Scotland, which is part of the larger archipelago of the Outer Hebrides. North Uist and South Uist ( or ; Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ]) are two of the islands and are linked by causeways running via the Isle of Benbecula and Grimsay. From south to north, the inhabited islands in the island group are Èirisgeigh (Eriskay), Uibhist a Deas (South Uist), Grimsay Island (South), Beinn nam Faoghla (Benbecula), Eilean Fhlodaigh (Flodaigh), Griomasaigh Grimsay, Seana Bhaile, Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist), Am Baile Sear (Baleshare) and Beàrnaraigh (Berneray). The islands, collectively, have a population of 4,723.

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