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The village has grown hugely since the railway arrived, and now ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne sail from the village to Armadale on Skye, Inverie in Knoydart and to Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna.
Mallaig is also a fishing port and has an aquariumAn aquarium is a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which water-dwelling plants and animals (usually fish) are kept in captivity. The term is also used of a public establishment that maintains a number of aq and a heritage centre .
The 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan film Breaking the WavesBreaking the Waves is a 1996 film which tells the story of of a paralyzed man who convinces his wife to go out and find men and bring them home and have sex with him, then tell him all of the details. The woman slowly begins to believe that what she is do was largely filmed in Mallaig and the surrounding area, and the beach scenes of Local HeroLocal Hero (1983) is a British comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay and Denis Lawson. The film's soundtrack was written by Mark Knopfler. 1983 films. were filmed at nearby Morar.