Harris and Lewis form the main island of the Outer Hebrides (also known as the Western Isles), far off the west coast of Scotland.
Although they’re often referred to as two islands, the Isle of Harris and the Isle of Lewis occupy just one land mass or island, the two separated by mighty mountains and divided for historic and cultural reasons, with Lewis occupying roughly the northern two-thirds of the island, Harris taking the southern third.
Not just the largest island in the Outer Hebrides archipelago, and not just the largest island in Scotland, Harris and Lewis is the largest island in the UK outside of the main island of Great Britain itself.
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