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The islands involved have a total land area of over 8.300 square kilometres and extend for more than 500 kilometres from north to south. At times there also appear to have been competing claims for all or parts of the territory. At times the rulers were independent of external control, although for much of the period they had overlords in Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland or Orkney. The islands concerned are sometimes referred to as the "Kingdom of Mann and the Isles", although only some of the later rulers claimed that title. The historical record is incomplete and the kingdom was probably not a continuous entity throughout the entire period. The islands were known to the Norse as the Sudreyjar, or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the Nordreyjar or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The total distance from the southern tip of the Isle of Man to the Butt of Lewis, the northern extremity of the Outer Hebrides, is approximately 515 kilometres (320 mi).Ⓘ List of rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles Orkney is some 180 kilometres (110 mi) east-northeast of the Outer Hebrides, Shetland is a further 80 kilometres (50 mi) further northeast and Norway some 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east of Shetland.

the Outer Hebrides 3,070 square kilometres (1,185 sq mi), 36% of the total.Īnglesey in modern Wales may also have been part of the insular Viking world from an early stage.

the Inner Hebrides 4,158 square kilometres (1,605 sq mi), 50% of the total and.

the Islands of the Clyde 574 square kilometres (222 sq mi), 7% of the total.

the Isle of Man is 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi), 7% of the total.

These islands, often referred to as the Sudreys, have a total land area of approximately 8,374 square kilometres (3,233 sq mi) of which:

The Outer Hebrides, aka the "Long Island" to the west, separated from the northern Inner Hebrides by the waters of The Minch.

The Inner Hebrides to the north of Ardnamurchan, made up of the Small Isles (including Eigg and Rùm), Skye, Raasay and their outliers.

The southern Inner Hebrides to the west and north of the Kintyre peninsula, including Islay, Jura, Mull and Iona.

The islands of the Firth of Clyde some 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the north, the largest of which are Bute and Arran.

The Isle of Man, located in the Irish Sea equidistant from modern England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The principal islands under consideration are as follows: