Rousay
Rousay is one of the Orkney Islands, separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “ostrov v Orknejském souostroví” and “ラウジー島”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kierfea Hill and Midhowe Chambered Cairn.
Rousay
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1632° or 59° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.0364° or 3° 2′ 11″ west
Population
216
Elevation
512 feet (156 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ROU
Open location code
9CFR5X77+7C
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Rousay” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rousay”
- Asturian: “Rousay”
- Basque: “Rousay”
- Bulgarian: “Роусай”
- Cebuano: “Rousay”
- Chinese: “劳赛岛”
- Chinese: “勞賽島”
- Czech: “Rousay”
- Danish: “Rousay”
- Dutch: “Rousay”
- French: “Rousay”
- German: “Rousay”
- Greek: “Ράουσι”
- Hebrew: “רוסי”
- Italian: “Rousay”
- Japanese: “ラウゼー島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rousay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rousay”
- Norwegian: “Rousay”
- Russian: “Раузи”
- Scots: “Rousay”
- Scots: “Rousee”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Romhsaigh”
- Spanish: “Rousay”
- Swedish: “Rousay”
- Welsh: “Rousay”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Twelve Hours Tower and Lower Meadow.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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