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Hirta

Hirta (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. The names Hiort (in Scottish Gaelic) and Hirta (historically in English) have also been applied to the entire archipelago. Now without a permanent resident population, the island had nearly all of St Kilda's population of about 180 residents…

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Area
628.5 ha (1,553 acres)
Area rank
65
Council area
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country
Scotland
Highest elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Island group
St Kilda

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Hirta

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples129
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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related to Etymology · 20
Hirta → Celtic, Drawing, Ei, Gaelic, HIRR-dhur, Hirtir, Icelandic, In, Ireland, Irish Ier, Maclean, Martin, Murray, Norse, Norse Hirðö, Reverend Neil Mackenzie, Scots Gaelic, Steel, The, Tìr
related to Surrounding stacks · 16
Hirta → An Torc, Bradastac, Conachair, Mina Stac, Mullach Bi, Osieval, Ruabhal, Sgarbh, Sgeir, Sgeir Domhnuill, Sgeir Mhòr, Soay, Stac Biorach, Stac Dona, Stac Soay, There
related to First World War · 15
Hirta → Able, Another, But, Early, First World War, German, In, Ironically, May, One, Royal Navy, SM U-90, The, Village Bay/Loch Hiort, WW
related to External links · 14
Hirta → Abandoned Communities, Earth, Encyclopedia, Fisk, Foula, IMDb, Michael Powell, Reserve, St Kilda, St Kilda National Nature, Stephen, The Edge, United Nations Environment Programme, World
related to Evacuation and subsequent years · 13
Hirta → August, Before, Dugald Munro, HMS Harebell, Lochaline, May, Morvern, Nurse Barclay, One, Queen's Nurse, St Kilda, The, Williamina Barclay
related to Geography · 12
Hirta → Apart, Caolas, Conachair, Dùin, Dùn, Glen Bay, However, It, St Kilda, Tertiary, The, Village Bay/Loch Hiort
related to history · 12
Hirta → Archeologists, August, BBC News, Bronze Age, Finds, In, Iron Age, Scottish, St Kilda, The, The St Kilda, Village Bay
related to Tourism · 8
Hirta → Kilda, Second World War, St, St Kilda Village, St Kildans, The, Village Bay, Visits
related to Wreck of the Kumu · 7
Hirta → Aberdeen-built, February, Glen Bay, On, Soay, SS Kumu, The
Area · 1
Hirta → 628.5 ha (1,553 acres)

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st kilda island scotland 1930 village also world archipelago national bay life population one scottish hiort evacuation north islands report

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HirtaArea628.5 ha (1,553 acres)1.00infobox
HirtaArea rank651.00infobox
HirtaCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
HirtaCouncil areaNa h-Eileanan Siar1.00infobox
HirtaCountryScotland1.00infobox
HirtaHighest elevation430 m (1,410 ft)1.00infobox
HirtaIsland groupSt Kilda1.00infobox
HirtaName meaningUncertain1.00infobox
HirtaOld Norse nameSkildar1.00infobox
HirtaOS grid referenceNF0929981.00infobox
HirtaPopulationabandoned in 19301.00infobox
HirtaSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox

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