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    Fair Isle

    Fer adası, Fara

    59°32′N 1°38′W

    Fair Isle (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˌfɛər ˈaɪɫ] fair EYEL; Old Norse: Friðarey) is the southernmost of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

    Bu Ness from the summit of Sheep Rock
    Bu Ness from the summit of Sheep Rock

    Michael Earnshaw / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    59°32′N 1°38′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Fair Isle (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˌfɛər ˈaɪɫ] fair EYEL; Old Norse: Friðarey) is the southernmost of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is situated at the approximate midpoint between the southern tip of Mainland in Shetland and North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, in an area bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean known as the Fair Isle Gap. As the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom, Fair Isle is known for its wild bird observatory, historic shipwrecks, Scottish and Shetland-style traditional music, and its traditional style of knitting, also called "Fair Isle". The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Shetland

    • Mainland

      953 km²▲ 450 m

      Major islands

    • Yell

      212 km²▲ 210 m

      Major islands

    • Unst

      120 km²▲ 285 m

      Major islands

    • Fetlar

      40.5 km²▲ 159 m

      Minor islands

    • Bressay

      27.6 km²▲ 226 m

      Minor islands

    • Whalsay

      19.5 km²▲ 122 m

      Minor islands

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Foula

      13 km²▲ 418 m

      Minor islands

    Also in British Isles

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs