Yell

Yell is one of the North Isles of the , north of mainland Scotland. It's 20 miles long by 5 miles wide, thinly populated: 966 as of 2011.
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  • Island
  • …has about 970 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 feet (40 metres)
  • Description: island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Yell Island”
    “Yell, Shetland”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mid Yell and West Sandwick.
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is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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Latitude
60.6° or 60° 36′ north
Longitude
-1.1° or 1° 6′ west
Open location code
9CGWHWX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Yell” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Yell”
  • Bulgarian: “Йел”
  • Catalan: “Yell”
  • Cebuano: “Yell”
  • Chinese: “耶爾島”
  • Czech: “Yell”
  • Danish: “Yell”
  • Dutch: “Yell”
  • Faroese: “Yell”
  • French: “Yell”
  • German: “Yell”
  • Greek: “Γελλ”
  • Hebrew: “יל”
  • Hungarian: “Yell”
  • Icelandic: “Gjall”
  • Icelandic: “Yell”
  • Irish: “Yell”
  • Italian: “Yell”
  • Japanese: “イエル島”
  • Korean: “옐섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Jelas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Yell”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yell”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yell”
  • Norwegian: “Yell”
  • Polish: “Yell”
  • Portuguese: “Yell (Shetland)”
  • Portuguese: “Yell”
  • Russian: “Йелл”
  • Scots: “Yell”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Yell”
  • Spanish: “Yell”
  • Swahili: “Yell”
  • Swedish: “Yell”
  • Welsh: “Yell”
  • Western Panjabi: “یل”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Setter and Windhouse.
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Shetland Islands: Highlights

Learn more about Lerwick and Fair Isle.