Bigga, Shetland

Bigga
Old Norse nameBygðey
Meaning of nameOld Norse for "island of the building"
Location
Bigga is located in Shetland
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Bigga shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU444792
Coordinates60°30′N 1°11′W / 60.50°N 1.19°W / 60.50; -1.19
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area78 ha (0.30 sq mi)
Area rank164= [1]
Highest elevation34 m (112 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4][5]

Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland.

Bigga
Sheep in south Yell, with Bigga behind
  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ 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