Yell
(Reguidit frae Yell (island))
Yell is ane o the North Isles o Shetland, Scotland. In the 2011 census it haed a uisually resident population o 966. It is the seicont lairgest island in Shetland efter the Mainland wi an aurie o 82 square mile (212 km2),[3][6] an is the third maist populous in the airchipelago (fifteenth oot o the islands in Scotland), efter the Mainland an Whalsay.[3]
Norse name | Jala |
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Meanin o name | Possibly o Pictish origin or frae Auld Norse for 'barren' |
Location | |
Yell shawn within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU492935 |
Coordinates | 60°37′N 1°06′W / 60.62°N 1.1°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Aurie | 21,211 ha (81.9 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 11 [1] |
Heichest elevation | Hill o Arisdale 210 m (689 ft) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
Demografics | |
Population | 966[2] |
Population rank | 15 [1] |
Population density | 4.5 fowk/km2[2][3] |
Lairgest settlement | Mid Yell |
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 c d 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 and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ↑ Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.