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Western Isles (Scotland)

LC control no.n 82166074
Geographic headingWestern Isles (Scotland)
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Geographic subdivision usageScotland--Western Isles
Variant(s)Western Isles, Scot. (Region)
Outer Hebrides (Scotland)
Long Islands (Scotland)
Innsegall (Scotland)
Isles of the Foreigners (Scotland)
Sudreyar (Scotland)
Southern Isles (Scotland)
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scotland)
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Scotland)
Western Isles (Eilean Siar) (Scotland)
Eilean Siar (Scotland)
Western Isles Islands Area (Scotland)
Found inGreat Britain. Ordnance Survey. Local government (Scotland) ... c1974.
Municipal yr. bk. 1982 (Western Isles; Comhairle nan Eilean; listed with regional & island authorities; as authority 5/16/75)
BGN, 8-13-84 (Outer Hebrides, islands, 57°45ʹN 7°00ʹW; variants: Long Islands, Western Isles)
Barber, J. Innsegall, or, The Western Isles, 1985?: t.p. (Innsegall; Isles of the Foreigners; Western Isles; Sudreyar; Southern Isles)
Western Isles Council website, 5 March 2001: (The administrative name of the area ceases to be the Western Isles and becomes "Na h-Eileanan an Iar" as of 1 January 1998)
Wikipedia, Sept. 20, 2007 (The Outer Hebrides, officially known by the Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar; the name for the UK Parliament constituency covering this area is Na h-Eileanan an Iar, whilst the Scottish Parliament constituency for the area continues to be officially known as Western Isles although it is almost always written as Western Isles (Eilean Siar))
GEOnet, Sept. 20, 2007 (Eilean Siar, ADM1, 574000N 0071000W, variants: Western Isles, Western Isles Islands Area)
Ordnance Survey gazetteer, via WWW, Sept. 20, 2007 (Outer Hebrides; Na h-Eileanan an Iar; Na H-Eileanan an Iar (Unitary Authority))
Gazetteer for Scotland, via WWW, Sept. 20, 2007 (Western Isles (Na H-Eileanan Siar); Western Isles or Outer Hebrides)
Geographic area codee-uk-st
Invalid LCCNsh 85146262