Islay (English spelling)

Japanese: アイレー[島]（英語表記）Islay

It is an island located at the southernmost tip of the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland, UK. It is 40km long, 31km wide, and has an area of 606km2. It has a population of about 3,900 (1973). As it is generally low-lying and the coastline is winding, the main industries are agriculture, sheep farming, and fishing, but whisky brewing and marble and slate quarrying are also carried out. Administratively, it belongs to the county of Strathclyde (formerly the county of Argyll), and the main settlement is Port Ellen. [Hasegawa Koji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イギリス，スコットランド西岸沖のインナー･ヘブリディーズ諸島最南端に位置する島。長さ40km，幅31kmで面積606km2。人口約3900(1973)。全般に低平で，海岸線は屈曲に富むため，農業，牧羊，漁業が主産業であるが，ウィスキー醸造や大理石，スレートの切出しも行われている。行政的にはストラスクライド州(旧，アーガイル州)に属し，中心集落はポート･エレン。【長谷川孝治】

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