Whalsa
(Reguidit frae Whalsay)
Whalsa (Inglis: Whalsay, Auld Norse: Hvalsey or Hvals-øy, meanin 'Whaul Island')[4][6] is the saxt lairgest o the Shetland islands in Scotland.
| Norse name | Hvalsøy |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | whaul island |
| Location | |
  Whalsa Whalsay shawn within the Shetland Islands | |
| OS grid reference | HU560638 |
| Coordinates | 60°20′00″N 0°59′00″W / 60.3333°N 0.983333°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 1,970 hectare (7.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Aurie rank | 36 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Ward o Clett 119 metre (390 ft)[1] |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 1,061[3] |
| Population rank | 14 [2] |
| Population density | 53.86 fowk/km2[1][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Symbister |
 | |
| References | [1][4][5] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 452-53
- ↑ 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 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
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Area guides - Whalsay". Visit Shetland. Archived frae the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.