Isle of Lewis
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Isle of Lewis

by Gert Verstraeten, KU Leuven, division of Geography, Leuven, Belgium

Sunset on the Isle of Lewis, one of the Hebrides Islands of the west coast of Scotland. The picture shows the hilly landscape that is the result of former glaciations. The fjord like valleys or Lochs are now under tidal influence as is illustrated by the brownish coastlines (algae and seawear). The landscape has been greatly altered by humans, particularly through peat digging. Nearby are the Callanish standing stones, remnants of Bronze Age occupation of the Island.