SCOTLAND,

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland includes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides; ranging in size from Lewis and Harris at over 200,000 ha to Eilean Donan at less than 1 ha. The significant cities and towns in Scotland are: Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Northampton and Sheffield. With the South West, they are as follows: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Ayr, Inverness and Wick.