Stronsay
| Norse name | Strjónsey |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for "guid fishin an fermin island"[1][2] |
 An aerial view o Whitehall, wi Grice Ness at the end o Stronsay's north-eastren peninsula | |
| Location | |
  Stronsay Stronsay shawn within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY669239 |
| Coordinates | 59°06′N 2°36′W / 59.1°N 2.6°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Aurie | 3,275 hectare (13 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 27 [3] |
| Heichest elevation | Burgh Hill 44 metre (144 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Orkney Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 349[4] |
| Population rank | 26 [3] |
| Population density | 10.7 people/km2[1][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Whitehall |
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| References | [5] [6][7] |
Stronsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- 1 2 Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 370-72
- ↑ Orkney Placenames Archived 2000-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28. May 2012.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 5 Orkney (Northern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228111.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translatit bi Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin an Mercat Press (1990 reprent). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (Januar 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
Coordinates: 59°07′N 2°36′W / 59.117°N 2.600°W
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