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    Whalsay

    Hvalsey, Whalsa

    60°21′N 1°00′W

    Whalsay (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['hwaɫzə] WHALZ-ə; Old Norse: Hvalsey or Hvals-øy, meaning 'Whale Island') is the sixth largest in area ·of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.

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    60°21′N 1°00′W

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    Whalsay (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['hwaɫzə] WHALZ-ə; Old Norse: Hvalsey or Hvals-øy, meaning 'Whale Island') is the sixth largest in area ·of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.

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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

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Foula

      13 km²▲ 418 m

      Minor islands

    • Fair Isle

      8.1 km²▲ 217 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

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