St. Kilda
About St. Kilda
St Kilda is a remote archipelago situated 35 nautical miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom; three other islands were also used for grazing and seabird hunting. The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area.
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The people of the remote island of St Kilda used to yell if they saw themselves in a visiting tourist's mirror.
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More facts about St. Kilda
The remote island of St Kilda is over 100 miles off the coast of Scotland, and a society was established there by the 16th century.
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The St Kilda islanders were extremely good climbers who lived by hunting birds, scaling a very high rock called the thumb, as high as a tall steeple.
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The island of St Kilda used to have enormous flocks of puffins.
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