St Kilda
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- Created on: 11-06-17 11:55
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- St Kilda
- Island
- World Heritage Site
- National Nature Reserve
- Where is it?
- 41 Miles off West coast of Benbecula (Uist)
- Isolated in Atlantic Ocean
- There have been people on the island since prehistoric times
- Inhabited until 1930
- Now used as unsupervised bird sanctuary
- Bird Breeding Station
- Now used as unsupervised bird sanctuary
- Best place for diving due to clear water
- Cultural
- Air Force Base
- Visitors: 3000 - 4000 per year
- contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
- St Kildans lost their self- sufficiency, relying on imports of food, fuel and building materials and furnishing for their homes
- people emigrated to Australia, and population decline began
- few settled in Melbourne, and to this day a suburb of the city is called St Kilda
- people emigrated to Australia, and population decline began
- Getting there: Cruise, Private boat/yacht
- Can camp
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