<P> Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree . The largest island is Lewis and Harris which extends to 2,179 square kilometres , and there are a further 200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area . Of the remainder , several such as Staffa and the Flannan Isles are well known despite their small size . Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited , of which 89 are offshore islands . Between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4 % to 103,702 . </P>
<P> Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree . The largest island is Lewis and Harris which extends to 2,179 square kilometres , and there are a further 200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area . Of the remainder , several such as Staffa and the Flannan Isles are well known despite their small size . Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited , of which 89 are offshore islands . Between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4 % to 103,702 . </P>
how many inhabited islands are there in scotland
how many inhabited islands are there in scotland
Some 94
Some 94