Whalsay

Whalsay
Old Norse nameHvalsøy
Meaning of namewhale island
Location
Whalsay is located in Shetland
Whalsay
Whalsay
Whalsay shown within the Shetland Islands
OS grid referenceHU560638
Coordinates60°20′00″N 0°59′00″W / 60.3333°N 0.983333°W / 60.3333; -0.983333
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area1,970 hectares (7.6 sq mi)[1]
Area rank36 [2]
Highest elevationWard of Clett 119 metres (390 ft)[1]
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population1,061[3]
Population rank14 [2]
Population density53.86 people/km2[1][3]
Largest settlementSymbister
Lymphad
References[1][4][5]

Whalsay (Old Norse: Hvalsey or Hvals-øy, meaning 'Whale Island')[4][6] is the sixth largest of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.

  1. ^ a b c d Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 452–53
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  6. ^ "Area guides – Whalsay". Visit Shetland. Retrieved 10 September 2007.