Shapinsay
Shapinsay is ane o the Orkney Islands aff the north coast o mainland Scotland.
| Norse name | Hjálpandisey |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for 'helpfu island' or 'juidge's island' |
 Cannon decorate the quayside o Balfour Harbour on Shapinsay, the roond touer in the backgrund is The Douche | |
| Location | |
  Shapinsay Shapinsay shawn within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY505179 |
| Coordinates | 59°03′N 2°53′W / 59.05°N 2.88°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Aurie | 2,948 hectare (11.4 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 29 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | Ward Hill 64 metre (210 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Orkney Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 307[2] |
| Population rank | 27 [1] |
| Population density | 10.4 fowk/km2[2][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Balfour |
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| References | [3][4][5][6][7] |
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 (2004), pp. 364–367
- ↑ "Orkney Placenames" Orkneyjar. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
- ↑ "HY5054917950". Get-a-map;. Ordnance Survey. Archived frae the original on 26 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2007.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin and Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
Coordinates: 59°03′N 2°53′W / 59.050°N 2.883°W
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