Housay

Housay, also known as West Isle, is one of the three islands that form the island group, the most easterly part of the Shetland Isles.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Out Skerries and Bruray.

are the easternmost of the . There are three main islands: Housay and Bruray are joined by road, and in 2001 had a population of 30, while Grunay is no longer inhabited.

Island
is one of the three islands of , and contains 's most easterly settlement. It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.

Islet
is part of the group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of .

Housay

Latitude
60.42231° or 60° 25′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.76866° or 0° 46′ 7″ west
Population
50
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Open location code
9CGXC6CJ+WG
Geo­Names ID
2646512
Wiki­data ID
Q3141348
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Housay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Housay Island
  • Cebuano: Housay
  • Chinese: 霍塞島
  • Dutch: Housay
  • French: Housay
  • German: Housay
  • Hebrew: האוסיי
  • Japanese: ハウセイ島
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Housay
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Housay
  • Norwegian: Housay
  • Scots: Housay
  • Scottish Gaelic: Housay
  • Swedish: Housay Island
  • Swedish: Housay
  • Welsh: Housay

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