Whalsay

Whalsay is one of the , 5 miles northeast of the Shetland Mainland, with a population of 1061 in 2011. It makes its living from fishing and crofting, and is seldom visited by tourists though it's easily reached.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island, one of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Whalsey”, “Whalsey Island”, “ואלסיי”, “ホールセイ島”, and “ホエルセイ島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Huxter Fort and Suther Ness Lighthouse.

Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an Iron Age fortification on the island…

Lighthouse
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerodrome
is located at the village of Skaw…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huxter.

Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay…

Whalsay

Latitude
60.3558° or 60° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.9694° or 0° 58′ 10″ west
Population
1,060
IATA airport code
WHS
UN/LOCODE
GB WHY
Open location code
9CGX924J+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10303169
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2634189
Wiki­data ID
Q552027
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Whalsay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Whalsay”
  • Cebuano: “Whalsay”
  • Chinese: “沃尔赛岛”
  • Chinese: “沃爾賽島”
  • Danish: “Whalsay”
  • Dutch: “Whalsay”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “والساى”
  • Faroese: “Whalsay”
  • French: “Whalsay”
  • German: “Whalsay”
  • Greek: “Γουέλσεϊ”
  • Hebrew: “וולסיי”
  • Hungarian: “Whalsay”
  • Icelandic: “Hvalsey”
  • Italian: “Whalsay”
  • Japanese: “ホエルセー島”
  • Lithuanian: “Volsėjus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whalsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whalsay”
  • Norwegian: “Whalsay”
  • Portuguese: “Whalsay”
  • Russian: “Уолси”
  • Scots: “Whalsa”
  • Scots: “Whalsay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Whalsay”
  • Spanish: “Whalsay”
  • Swahili: “Whalsay”
  • Swedish: “Whalsay”
  • Ukrainian: “Велсей”
  • Welsh: “Whalsay”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Isbister and Challister.

Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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