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Southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides,
Scotland, in Strathclyde region, separated
from Jura by the Sound of Islay; area 610 sq
km/235 sq mi; population (1981) 3,800. The
principal towns are Bowmore and Port Ellen.
It produces malt whisky, and its wildlife
includes eagles and rare wintering geese.