Housay
| Norse name | Húsey |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Hoose Island |
| Location | |
  Housay Housay shawn within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU680717 |
| Coordinates | 60°25′26″N 0°45′50″W / 60.424°N 0.764°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 163 hectare (0.63 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 119 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | 53 metre (174 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 50 |
| Population rank | 55[2] [1] |
| Population density | 23 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
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.