Scotland

:For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology).

Geography

Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain; it is bordered on the south by England. Scotland's territorial extent is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway. Exceptions include the Isle of Man, which is now a crown dependency outside the United Kingdom, Orkney and Shetland, which are Scottish rather than Norwegian, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, which was defined as subject to the laws of England by the 1746 Wales and Berwick Act.

Related Topics:
England - 1237 - Treaty of York - 1266 Treaty of Perth - Norway - Isle of Man - Crown dependency - Orkney - Shetland - Berwick-upon-Tweed - 1746 Wales and Berwick Act

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The country consists of a mainland area plus several island groups, including Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. Three main geographical and geological areas make up the mainland: from north to south, the generally mountainous Highlands, the low-lying Central Belt, and the hilly Southern Uplands. The majority of the Scottish population resides in the Central Belt, which contains three of the country's six largest cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling) and many large towns. Most of the remaining population lives in the North-East Lowlands, where two of the remaining three cities (Aberdeen and Dundee) are situated. The final city, Inverness, is situated where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth, on the Great Glen Fault between the North-West Highlands and the Cairngorms.

Related Topics:
Shetland - Orkney - Hebrides - Inner Hebrides - Outer Hebrides - Highlands - Central Belt - Southern Uplands - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Stirling - Aberdeen - Dundee - Inverness - River Ness - Moray Firth - Great Glen Fault - Cairngorms

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Major cities

The six designated cities in descending order of population size:

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• Glasgow
• Edinburgh, the capital
• Aberdeen
• Dundee
• Inverness
• Stirling

Scottish towns:

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• List of burghs in Scotland

Waterways

• Major Rivers:
• The Clyde, The Dee, The Don, The Forth, The Tay, The Tweed, The Spey, ...
• Firths:
• Solway, Clyde, Cromarty, Dornoch, Forth, Lorne, Moray, Tay
• Sea Lochs (fjords):
• Loch Linnhe, Loch Fyne, Loch Long, Loch Etive, Loch Sunart, Loch Nevis, Loch Hourn, Loch Broom, Loch Eil
• Freshwater Lochs (lakes) include:
• Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Loch Morar, Loch Tay, Loch Rannoch, Loch Awe, Loch Shiel, Loch Maree, The Lake of Menteith
• Artificial & Enhanced waterways include:
• Caledonian Canal, Crinan Canal, Forth and Clyde Canal, Union Canal
• See Also Falkirk Wheel