UIST, NonTrt AND Soum. two islands of the outer Hebrides, are situated frckm 15 to 18 m. w. of the isle of Skye, from which they are separated by the little Minch. Unlike the other islands of the Hebrides, the e. coasts of North and South Uist are much and deeply indented, while the w. coasts are, as a rule, almost unbroken.—NOltril between which and South Uist the island of Benbecula intervenes, is 18 m, long from w. to e., and from 10 to 3 m. in breadth. The eastern half of it is so cut up by lochs and water-courses as to have the appearance of an archipelago. This region is a brown, peaty, dreary bog, partly relieved, however, by a line of low hills running along the coast at the distance of about miles. In the w. part, which, as a rule, is hilly, there is a tract of uneven, low land, exceedingly beautiful in certain seasons, rendered fertile by the drifting of shell-sand from the coast, and producing good clover and grain crops. Pop. '71, 3,222.—Soum UrsT, 20 m. long, and 7 m. broad. Its e. coast is much indented by the lochs Skiport, Eynort, and Boisdale. The eastern dis trict is upland; the western is alluvial and productive, under proper treatment. Pop.
'71, 3,669, engaged, like the,inhabitants of North Uist, in fishing and agriculture.
MIN', one of the cities of Hindustan, in Sindia's dominions, of which it was formerly capital, stands on the right bank of the Sipra, 35 m. n.n.w. of Indore. It is surrounded by walls with round towers, is six m. in circumference, contains the grand palace of the head of the Sindia family, several mosques and mausoleums, an observatory, and an antique gate, supposed to (late from before the Christian era. An active trade is carried on in cloths, opium, etc. The number of the inhabitants is not ascertained.
or SATORALYA-IIJUELY, a market-t. of Hungary, 105 m. n.w. of Pesth. It stands on the Hegyalya mountains, contains several churches and a gymnasium, and is noted for its wine-culture. Pop. '69, 9,946.
a t. in Africa, capital of a small region of the same name, on the e. shore of lake Tanganyika; pop. 3,000. It is divided into two parts, Ugoy inhabited by Arabs, and Kawele, by the natives. Here Stanley found Livingstone, Nov. 10, 1871.