Bressa
(Reguidit frae Bressay)
Bressa is a populatit island in the Shetland Islands o Scotland.
| Norse name | Breiðey/Brusey |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for 'broad island' or 'Brusi's island' |
 Bressa Lichthoose at Kirkabister Ness owerleukin Bressa Soond | |
| Location | |
  Bressa Bressa shawn within the Shetland Islands | |
| OS grid reference | HU507406 |
| Coordinates | 60°09′N 1°05′W / 60.15°N 1.08°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 2,805 hectare (10.8 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 30 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | Waird o Bressa 226 metre (741 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 368[2] |
| Population rank | 25 [1] |
| Population density | 13 fowk/km2[2][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Maryfield |
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| References | [3][4][5] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin an Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9