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Islands of Scotland, prepared by Ben MacDui and many other editors. Here, St Kildans sit on the village street in 1886. This rare image is from the National Trust for Scotland, which owns the entire archipelago of St Kilda

, one of the most northerly and distal parts of the British Isles. Among the dramatic geological features of the more than 800 islands of Scotland are the highest sea cliffs in the UK.

This week's "Featured content" covers Sunday 19 – Saturday 25 June

Featured pictures

Ebony Thomas on stage in Barcelona, Spain

Two images were promoted

• related article
  ), also known as Ebony Bones, is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress born in 1972. (created by "Alterna2" user on Flickr).
• related article), Russian gymnast who was the 2007 World Champion on the uneven bars, 2008 European Champion on the uneven bars and the balance beam, and 2009 European All-Around Champion. The nominated image was the subject of considerable debate about the use of colour, and was treated with a warming filter and levels adjustment (created by User:Mediacrat, modified by User:Jjron
  ).

Four articles were promoted to featured status:

• African Crake (nom), which is "positively extrovert compared to most of its relatives, which typically skulk in dense swamps", according to nominator Jimfbleak
  .
• Mercury dime (nom), which depicts how warped the artistic sense of Americans can be, who mistook the female goddess of Liberty for the male god Mercury. (Wehwalt, from the US)
• Visionholder, whose life, he says, "is centered around these amazing prosimian
  primates".)
• Verpa bohemica (nom), a mushroom species formerly thought to be edible (and still eaten by some), but now considered dangerous to eat. (Sasata)

One topic was

• nom), with eight featured articles and lists, and eight good articles. There are more than 800 islands of Scotland, and Wikipedia's topic covers such aspects as the history, geology, and wildlife of all the important archipelagos. (nominator Ben MacDui
  ; picture at top)

One list was promoted:

• List of tallest buildings in Austin (nom), with 121 high-rises, 46 of which stand taller than 180 feet (55 m). (Nominated by TheAustinMan
  .)