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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  • Type: Locality with 2,220 residents
  • Description: archipelago and local government district off the south-westernmost point of mainland Britain
  • Also known as: Isles of Scilly Rural District”, “Scillonia”, “Scilly”, and “Scilly Islands
  • Postal codes: TR21, TR22, TR23, TR24, and TR25

Places of Interest

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

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

Lighthouse
Peninnis Lighthouse is situated on , , Isles of Scilly.

Archaeological site
is the site of two Bronze Age entrance graves on the island of in the Isles of Scilly. The two burial monuments, lie on a steep slope of Hill overlooking Crow Sound with a view towards the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hugh Town and Holy Vale.

Town
is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly 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
is a minor valley and small settlement within, on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, . Situated inland, nearby are and .

Hamlet
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the Isles of Scilly, . It is situated about half a mile northeast of and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.

Isles of Scilly

Latitude
49.9252° or 49° 55′ 31″ north
Longitude
-6.2989° or 6° 17′ 56″ west
Population
2,220
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ISC
Open location code
8CXMWPG2+3C
Geo­Names ID
8299858
Wiki­data ID
Q180209
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Isles of Scilly” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Scilly-eilande
  • Arabic: جزر سيلي
  • Armenian: Սիլլի կղզիներ
  • Asturian: Isllas Sorlingas
  • Asturian: Islles Scilly
  • Asturian: Islles Sorlingas
  • Asturian: Scilly
  • Basque: Scilly uharteak
  • Belarusian: астравы Сілі
  • Belarusian: Астравы Сілі
  • Belarusian: Сілі (астравы)
  • Belarusian: Сілі
  • Bengali: স্কিলি দ্বীপসমূহ
  • Breton: Enezeg Syllan
  • Breton: Inizi Sillan
  • Breton: Sillan
  • Bulgarian: Острови Сили
  • Catalan: illes Scilly
  • Catalan: Illes Scilly
  • Catalan: Illes Sorlingues
  • Catalan: Isles of Scilly
  • Cebuano: Isles of Scilly
  • Central Kurdish: دوورگەکانی سیلی
  • Chinese: Scilly Kûn-tó
  • Chinese: 錫利群島
  • Chinese: 锡利群岛
  • Cornish: Enesek Syllan
  • Cornish: Syllan
  • Cornish: Ynysek Syllan
  • Croatian: Scilly
  • Czech: Isles of Scilly
  • Czech: Scilly
  • Danish: Isles of Scilly
  • Danish: Scilly-øerne
  • Danish: Scillyøerne
  • Dutch: Isles of Scilly
  • Dutch: Scilly Islands
  • Dutch: Scilly-eilanden
  • Dutch: Scillyeilanden
  • Egyptian Arabic: جزر سيلى
  • Esperanto: Insuloj de Scilly
  • Esperanto: Insuloj Scilly
  • Esperanto: Scilly
  • Esperanto: Sorlingoj
  • Estonian: Scilly saared
  • Finnish: Isles of Scilly
  • Finnish: Scillynsaaret
  • Finnish: Scillysaaret
  • French: Iles scilly
  • French: îles Scilly
  • French: Îles Scilly
  • French: îles Sorlingues
  • French: Isles of Scilly
  • French: Scilly
  • Galician: Illas Scilly
  • German: Isles of Scilly
  • German: Scillies
  • German: Scilly-Inseln
  • Greek: Νησιά Σίλι
  • Gujarati: આઇલ્સ ઓફ સ્કીલી
  • Hebrew: איי סילי
  • Hindi: सिली द्वीपसमूह
  • Hindi: सिसिली द्वीप-समूह
  • Hungarian: Scilly-szigetek
  • Icelandic: Scillyeyjar
  • Icelandic: Syllingar
  • Indonesian: Isles of Scilly
  • Indonesian: Kepulauan Scilly
  • Irish: na Scillí
  • Irish: Na Scillí
  • Irish: Syllan
  • Italian: Isole Scilly
  • Japanese: シリー島
  • Japanese: シリー諸島
  • Kannada: ಐಲ್ಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಸಿಲ್ಲಿ
  • Korean: 실리 제도
  • Latin: Insulae Sillinae
  • Latvian: Sili salas
  • Lithuanian: Silio salos
  • Macedonian: Сили
  • Min Nan Chinese: Scilly Kûn-tó
  • Narom: Seurlîngue
  • Northern Frisian: Scilly Eilunen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Isles of Scilly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Scilly-øyene
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Scillyøyene AONB
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Scillyøyene
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Syllingene
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Isles of Scilly
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Scillyøyane
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Scillyøyene
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ynysek Syllan
  • Norwegian: Scillyøyene
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Syllīega
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Syllīege
  • Persian: مجمع‌الجزایر سیلی
  • Polish: Isles of Scilly
  • Polish: Scilly
  • Polish: Wyspy Scilly
  • Portuguese: Ilhas de Scilly
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Scilly
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Sorlingas
  • Portuguese: Isles of Scilly
  • Portuguese: Scillonia
  • Portuguese: Scilly Islands
  • Portuguese: Scilly
  • Romanian: Insulele Scilly
  • Romanian: Isles of Scilly
  • Russian: Айлс-оф-Силли
  • Russian: Инисек-Силлан
  • Russian: Острова Силли
  • Russian: Силли
  • Russian: Сцилли
  • Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Syllan
  • Serbian: Sili
  • Serbian: Острва Сили
  • Serbian: Сили
  • Serbo-Croatian: Scilly
  • Slovak: Isles of Scilly
  • Slovak: Scilly
  • Spanish: Isla de Scilly
  • Spanish: Islas de Scilly
  • Spanish: Islas Scilly
  • Spanish: Islas Sorlingas
  • Spanish: Isles of Scilly
  • Spanish: Scilly
  • Spanish: Sorlingas
  • Spanish: Ynysek Syllan
  • Swedish: Isles of Scilly
  • Swedish: Scilly Isles
  • Swedish: Scillyöarna
  • Swedish: Ynysek Syllan
  • Tagalog: Islas Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Isles of Scilly
  • Tagalog: Kapuluan ng Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Kapuluang Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Mga Isla ng Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Mga Pulo ng Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Pulo ng Sorlingas
  • Tagalog: Scilly
  • Tagalog: Sorlingas
  • Tamil: சிசிலி ஐஸ்லேஸ்
  • Tamil: சிலி தீவுகள்
  • Tamil: சில்லி தீவுகள்
  • Telugu: సిలెస్ అఫ్ సిల్లీ
  • Thai: Isles of Scilly
  • Thai: หมู่เกาะซิลลี
  • Thai: ไอล์สออฟซิลลีย์
  • Turkish: Scilly Adaları
  • Ukrainian: Сіллі
  • Urdu: جزائر سیلی
  • Venetian: Isole Scilly
  • Venetian: Ìzołe Scilly
  • Vietnamese: quần đảo Scilly
  • Vietnamese: Quần đảo Scilly
  • Vlaams: Scilly-eylandn
  • Waray (Philippines): Puro han Scilly
  • Welsh: Isles of Scilly
  • Welsh: Scillies
  • Welsh: Scilly
  • Welsh: Ynysoedd Scilly
  • Welsh: Ynysoedd Syllan
  • Western Frisian: Scilly-eilannen
  • Wu Chinese: 犀利群岛
  • Yue Chinese: 錫利群島

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