Fair Isle
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| Gaelic name | Fara |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Frioarøy[1]/Friðarey[2] |
| Meanin o name | "fair island" or possibly "far-off isle"[1] or "sheep isle"[3] |
 Fair Isle viewed frae the wast. | |
| Location | |
  Fair Isle Fair Isle shawn within the Shetland Islands | |
| OS grid reference | HZ209717 |
| Coordinates | 59°32′28″N 1°37′23″W / 59.541°N 1.623°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 768 hectare (2.97 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 61 [4] |
| Heichest elevation | Ward Hill 217 metre (712 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 68[5] |
| Population rank | 51 [4] |
| Population density | 9 fowk/km2[1][5] |
| Lairgest settlement | Stonybreck |
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| References | [1][6] |
Fair Isle (frae Auld Norse Friðarey; Scottish Gaelic Fara) is a wee island in northren Scotland, lyin aroond halfway atween mainland Shetland an the Orkney islands. It is famous for its bird observatory an a tradeetional style o knittin.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b c d Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873) The Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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