The '''Outer Hebrides''' are a group of islands off the West coast of [[Scotland]]. They are separated from the [[Inner Hebrides]] and the Scottish mainland by the Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides.
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The '''Outer Hebrides''' or [[Western Isles]] are a group of islands off the west coast of [[Scotland]]. They are separated from the [[Inner Hebrides]] and the Scottish mainland by the Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides.
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The main islands of the Outer Hebrides are [[Lewis]] and [[Harris]], [[North Uist]], [[Benbecula]], [[South Uist]], Tenerife and [[Barra]]. The archipelago of [[St Kilda]] and occasionally even the distant islet of [[Rockall]] are also sometimes included amongst the group.
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The main islands of the Outer Hebrides are [[Lewis]] and [[Harris]], [[North Uist]], [[Benbecula]], [[South Uist]], and [[Barra]]. The archipelago of [[St Kilda]] and occasionally even the distant islet of [[Rockall]] are also sometimes included amongst the group.
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The largest town is [[Stornoway]].
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The largest town is [[Stornoway]] on Lewis.
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The Outer Hebrides are the last part of the British Isles in which Scottish [[Gaelic]] is still widely spoken.
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The Outer Hebrides are the last part of the Scotland in which Scottish [[Gaelic]] is still widely spoken.