Noss
Noss is a smaa, previously inhabitit island in Shetland, Scotland. It is a sheep ferm an haes been a Naitional Natur Reserve syne 1955.
Norse name | Nos |
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Location | |
Noss shawn within the Shetland Islands | |
OS grid reference | HU544405 |
Coordinates | 60°09′N 1°01′W / 60.15°N 1.02°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Aurie | 343 hectare (1.32 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 81 [1] |
Heichest elevation | 181 metre (594 ft) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
Demografics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3] |
References
eedit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.