Unst
Appearance
| Norse name | Ömstr[1] |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Possibly pre-Celtic |
| Location | |
Unst shawn within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HP600091 |
| Coordinates | 60°45′N 0°53′W / 60.75°N 0.88°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 120.68 km² |
| Aurie rank | 14 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Saxa Vord, 284 m |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 632[3] |
| Population rank | 19 [2] |
| Population density | 5.2 fowk/km2[3][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Baltasound |
| References | [4][5] |
Unst is ane o the North Isles o the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northrenmaist o the inhabitit Breetish Isles an is the third lairgest island in Shetland efter the Mainland an Yell. It haes an aurie o 46 square mile (120 km2).[4]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Pálsson and Edwards (1978) p. 251
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 481-85
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.