Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly is a small archipelago of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 miles off the coast of at the south-western tip of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Airport and Saint Mary’s Light.

Aerodrome
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St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile east of on in the , to the south west of , UK.

Lighthouse
Photo: Caroline Tandy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peninnis Lighthouse is situated on , , .

Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a museum in the , off , England. As of 2025 the museum has no building but displays a selection of its collection in a range of locations on the islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hugh Town and Holy Vale.

Town
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is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a minor valley and small settlement within, on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the , . Situated inland, nearby are and .

Isles of Scilly

Latitude
49.9212° or 49° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
-6.2943° or 6° 17′ 40″ west
Population
2,310
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Abbreviation
“IOS”
IATA airport code
ISC
Open location code
8CXMWPC4+F7
Geo­Names ID
2638384
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Satellite Map

Discover Isles of Scilly from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Isles of Scilly” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Isllas Sorlingas”
  • Breton: “Inizi Sillan”
  • Catalan: “Illes Scilly”
  • Cornish: “Ynysek Syllan”
  • Czech: “Scilly”
  • Danish: “Isles of Scilly”
  • Dutch: “Scilly-eilanden”
  • Estonian: “Scilly saared”
  • Finnish: “Scillynsaaret”
  • French: “Sorlingues”
  • German: “Scilly-Inseln”
  • Italian: “Isole Scilly”
  • Japanese: “シリー諸島”
  • Korean: “실리 제도”
  • Norwegian: “Scillyøyene”
  • Polish: “Scilly”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Scilly”
  • Romanian: “Insulele Scilly”
  • Slovak: “Scilly”
  • Spanish: “Islas Sorlingas”
  • Swedish: “Scillyöarna”
  • Turkish: “Scilly Adaları”

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