Whalsay
Whalsay is one of the Shetland Islands, 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.
- Island
- …has about 1,060 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 390 feet (120 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code WHS
- Description: island, one of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Whalsey”“Whalsey Island”
Places of Interest
Discover Huxter Fort and Suther Ness Lighthouse.
Huxter Fort
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island…
Whalsay Airstrip
Aerodrome
Whalsay Airstrip is located at the village of Skaw…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter.
Whalsay
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Latitude
60.3558° or 60° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.9694° or 0° 58′ 10″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB WHY
Open location code
9CGX924J+87
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Whalsay” goes by many names.
WhalsayBasque
WhalsayCebuano
沃尔赛岛Chinese
沃爾賽島Chinese
WhalsayDanish
WhalsayDutch
WhalseyDutch
والساىEgyptian Arabic
WhalsayFaroese
ΓουέλσεϊGreek
ואלסייHebrew
וולסייHebrew
WhalsayHungarian
HvalseyIcelandic
WhalsayItalian
ホールセイ島Japanese
ホエルセー島Japanese
ホエルセイ島Japanese
VolsėjusLithuanian
WhalsayNorthern Frisian
WhalsayNorwegian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isbister and Challister.
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