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Continental Shelf (CS) Limits adjacent to Scotland - Continental Shelf (CS) (Designation of Areas) Order 2013

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The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) comprises areas of the sea bed and subsoil beyond the territorial sea over which the UK exercises sovereign rights of exploration and exploitation of natural resources. The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013 (made 31 March 2014)  delineates the shelf and replaced two previous Orders, dating to 2000 and 2001 that had been made under powers in The Continental Shelf Act 1964.

This is modified version from the UKHO Law of the Sea department data, available via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inspire-portal-and-medin-bathymetry-data-archive-centre

Human Population - Census 2011 - Density of Usual Residents by Output Areas

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Usual residents and their density by output areas as determined during 2011 Census.  Output Areas are the smallest geographical area for which census results are published. Table data on usual residents was downloaded from Census 2011 website(http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/r1-downloadable-files) and joined to 2001 output areas polygons. Density was calculated by dividing usual residents by the polygon area (hectares measured on British National Grid projection).

Human Population - Census 2011 - Density of Usual Residents by Datazone

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Usual residents and their density by datazone as determined during 2011 Census.  Scotland is divided into 6,505 data zones which are the main geography used for small area statistics.

The table data on usual residents was downloaded from Census 2011 website(http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/r1-downloadable-files) and joined to 2001 datazones polygons. The density was calculated by dividing usual residents by the polygon area (hectares measured on British National Grid projection).

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Reserves

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RSPB reserve boundaries. Note Access field which denotes which reserves have visitor accessThe RSPB Public Reserve Boundaries dataset contains the boundaries of all land managed, leased or owned as part of publicly accessible RSPB reserves.  Areas for which other rights are held or which are not classed as RSPB reserves are excluded.  Some reserves are only represented by an indicative boundary due to confidentiality issues surrounding the definitive boundary

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