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Housay
Norse nameHúsey
Meanin o nameHoose Island
Location
Housay is located in Shetland
Housay
Housay
Housay shawn within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU680717
Coordinates60°25′26″N 0°45′50″W / 60.424°N 0.764°W / 60.424; -0.764
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Aurie163 hectare (0.63 sq mi)
Aurie rank119 [1]
Heichest elevation53 metre (174 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieShetland Islands
Demografics
Population50
Population rank55[2][1]
Population density23 fowk/km2[2][3]
References[3][4]

Housay, kent as Wast Isle an aa,[3] is ane o the three islands that form the Oot Skerries island group, the maist easterly pairt o the Shetland Isles.

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 c 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.

Coordinates: 60°25′24″N 0°46′01″W / 60.42343°N 0.76687°W / 60.42343; -0.76687