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Jura
Gaelic nameAboot this soondDiùra 
Norse nameDýr-ey/Hjǫrt-ey
Meanin o nameAuld Norse for 'deer island'
Location
Jura is located in Argyll and Bute
Jura
Jura
Jura shawn within Argyll an Bute
OS grid referenceNR589803
Coordinates56°00′N 5°54′W / 56°N 5.9°W / 56; -5.9
Physical geography
Island groupIslay
Aurie366.92 km2 (142 sq mi)
Aurie rank8 [1]
Heichest elevationBeinn an Òir 785 m (2,575 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieArgyll an Bute
Demografics
Population196[2]
Population rank31 [1]
Population density0.5 people/km2[2][3]
Lairgest settlementCraighouse
References[3][4]

Jura (Scots Gaelic: Diùra [ˈtʲuːɾə]) is an island in the Inner Hebrides o Scotland, adjacent an tae the north-east o Islay.

Fitnotes

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  1. a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
  2. a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 47
  4. Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9


References

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  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

Coordinates: 56°5′N 5°45′W / 56.083°N 5.750°W / 56.083; -5.750