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Islay

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Islay (ī`lā, ī`lə), island (1985 est. pop. 3,900), 240 sq mi (622 sq km), Argyll and Bute, W central Scotland, southernmost of the Inner Hebrides. Bowmore is the ancient capital, but Port Ellen (founded 1844) is the main town. The land is fertile, with large livestock and dairy farms and vast fields of peat. Oats and potatoes are the main crops, and cheese is made. Distilling and tourism are important. Islay's west coast is the site of the world's first commercial wave-powered electrical generation station (2000). Memorials to victims of the sinkings (1918) of the Tuscania and the Otranto are on the island.
Islay
an island off the W coast of Scotland: the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides; separated from the island of Jura by the Sound of Islay. Pop.: 3457 (2001). Area: 606 sq. km (234 sq. miles)


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The pounds 50million plan for Islay will see 10 underwater turbines installed in the Sound of Islay - between the isle and Jura - where tides can reach speeds of up to 12 feet per second.
GLOW WITH THE FLOW; pounds 50m tide energy plan to power isle and ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Police on Islay are investigating the death and it is understood an autopsy may be carried out.
SHOT SEAL HUNT; Tourist finds pup with bullet wound on beach: ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
They were trying to secure an anchor chain in a storage area of The Viking Islay.
3 DIE ON RIG SHIP by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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