From the northernmost tip to the border with England, the Scottish mainland reaches about 440 km (275 miles). However, Scotland's rugged, intricate coastline stretches over 20 times that distance at nearly 10,000 km (6,200 miles). Scotland has over 750 major islands, many of the located on its northern and western coasts.
Great Britain lies just off the coast of mainland Europe.
Scotland,
England* and
Wales are three different countries that make up Great Britain (GB), but add
Northern Ireland and you have the United Kingdom (UK).
Scotland was subdivided into regions as follows:
1) Strathclyde GlasgowGreenock2)Dumfries and Galloway* 3)Borders 4)Lothian*
EdinburghLeith5)Central 6)Fife* St Andrews*7)Tayside* Dundee8)Grampian Aberdeen
9)Highland* Fort William*InvergordonPortreeOrkney situated 10 miles north of the coast of Caithness in the Highland region which comprises over 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited.
Shetland It is an archipelago to the north-east of Orkney and mainland Scotland with than a hundred islands, just 15 of them inhabited
10)Western Isles (Outer Hebrides)* Isle of Skye 
Welcome to the
Traveline Scotland website, where you can plan any public transport journey within Scotland and from Scotland to main points in the UK.
DO I NEED MEDICAL INSURANCE?
Yes! Holidaymakers who become ill while in Britain are only eligible for free emergency treatment in the Accident and Emergency departments of National Health Service hospitals. If you are admitted to hospital as an inpatient, even from an accident and emergency department, or referred to an outpatient clinic, you will be asked to pay unless you are a national of the European Economic Area. Details are available from VisitBritain.
You are strongly advised to take out adequate insurance cover before travelling to Britain.
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We direct travelers to our travel insurance provider, and point out that U.S. insurance plans seldom cover health costs outside the U.S., nor do Medicare and Medicaid.
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