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Bruray
Norse nameBruray
Location
Bruray is located in Shetland
Bruray
Bruray
Bruray shawn within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU689720
Coordinates60°25′37″N 0°44′49″W / 60.427°N 0.747°W / 60.427; -0.747
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Aurie55 hectare (0.21 sq mi)
Aurie rank190= [1]
Heichest elevation53 metre (174 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieShetland Islands
Demografics
Population24
Population rank63[2][1]
Population density44 fowk/km2[2][3]
References>[3][4]

Bruray is ane o the three Oot Skerries islands o Shetland, an contains Scotland's maist easterly settlement.[5]

References

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. "Bruray from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info (in Inglis). Retrieved 23 Januar 2023.

Coordinates: 60°25′33″N 0°45′02″W / 60.42597°N 0.75043°W / 60.42597; -0.75043