Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “ostrov v Orknejském souostroví”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Westside Church and Lady Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Westray
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.2985° or 59° 17′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.957° or 2° 57′ 25″ west
Population
588
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
IATA airport code
WRY
UN/LOCODE
GB WRY
Open location code
9CFV72XV+95
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Westray” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Westray”
- Cebuano: “Westray”
- Chinese: “韋斯特雷島”
- Chinese: “韦斯特雷岛”
- Czech: “Westray”
- Danish: “Westray”
- Dutch: “Westray”
- French: “Westray”
- German: “Westray”
- Greek: “Γουέστρι”
- Hebrew: “ווסטרי”
- Indonesian: “Westray”
- Italian: “Westray”
- Japanese: “ウェストレー島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Westray”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westray”
- Norwegian: “Westray”
- Polish: “Westray”
- Russian: “Уэстрей”
- Scots: “Westray”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bheastraigh”
- Spanish: “Westray”
- Swedish: “Westray”
- Welsh: “Westray”
- Western Panjabi: “ویسٹرے”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Newhouse and Gallowhill.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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