Benbecula

island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Landform island Q755739
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Benbecula

Summary

Benbecula is an island[1]. Benbecula ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Benbecula is located in Outer Hebrides[3].
  • Benbecula is located in South Uist[4].
  • Benbecula is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Benbecula is on the body of water Sea of the Hebrides[6].
  • Benbecula's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Benbecula's capital is recorded as Balivanich[8].
  • Benbecula is part of Outer Hebrides[9].
  • Benbecula's Commons category is recorded as Benbecula[10].
  • Benbecula's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • Benbecula's highest point is recorded as Ruaval[12].
  • Benbecula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.4458, 'lon': -7.31964}[13].
  • Benbecula's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Outer Hebrides[14].
  • Benbecula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benbecula[15].
  • Benbecula has a population of {'amount': '+1303'}[16].
  • Benbecula has a population of {'amount': '+1219'}[17].
  • Benbecula's described by source is recorded as Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)[18].
  • Benbecula sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}[19].
  • Benbecula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+82.3'}[20].
  • Benbecula's historic county is recorded as Inverness-shire[21].

Body

Geography

Benbecula is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Outer Hebrides[3], an archipelago[22], in United Kingdom[23] and South Uist[4], a civil parish[24], in United Kingdom[25]. Benbecula is on the body of water Sea of the Hebrides[6]. Benbecula is part of Outer Hebrides[9].

Physical Characteristics

Benbecula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+82.3'}[20]. Benbecula sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+124'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1303'}[16] and {'amount': '+1219'}[17].

Designation and Status

Benbecula's instance of is recorded as island[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Benbecula include Benbecula Airport[26], an airport[27], in United Kingdom[28].

Why It Matters

Benbecula ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month).[2] Benbecula has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Benbecula is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for Benbecula include Benbecula Airport[26], an airport[27], in United Kingdom[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . scotlandscensus.gov.uk. scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . scotlandscensus.gov.uk. scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 38
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es'
    Harper's tag → benbecula
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: benbecula, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911698|benbecula (#289911698)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → island
    Historic county → Inverness-shire
    Part of → —
    Population → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "Benbecula"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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