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Encyclopedia: Whalsay

Whalsay (From Old Norse Hvals-øy, meaning 'Whale Island') is one of the Shetland Islands (the sixth largest at eight square miles) in Scotland, with a population of more than 1040 people. The island is fertile and fairly densely populated, with crofting taking second place to fishing as the main local industries.

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Out Skerries

The Out Skerries , often just called the Skerries (although this may lead to confusion with the Ve Skerries), are a island group in Shetland, Scotland. They lie about four miles north east of Whalsay and form the easternmost part of Scotland. The main islands, all small, are Housay, Bruray and...

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Thomas Stevenson

. Lighthouses of Thomas Stevenson Whalsay Skerries (1854) Out Skerries (1854) Muckle Flugga (1854) Davaar...

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David Stevenson

Whalsay Skerries (1854) Out Skerries (1854) Muckle Flugga (1854) Davaar (1854) Ushenish (1857) South...

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List of the British Isles by area

Bernera 22 Outer Hebrides Scotland 46 Ulva 20 Inner Hebrides Scotland 47 Whalsay 20 Shetland Islands...

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Shetland Islands

Lingey, Uyea, Uynarey Vaila, Vementry West Linga, Whalsay Yell The Fair Isle lies approximately...

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List of islands of Scotland

Islands Whalsay Shetland Islands Wiay Inner Hebrides Wyre Orkney Islands Yell Shetland Islands...

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Sodom and Gomorrah

This article is about the biblical town of Sodom . See also Sodom, Shetland for the place on Whalsay and Sodom (video game character) for the video game character. Sodom ( סדום , Standard Hebrew Sədom , Tiberian Hebrew Səḏôm ) was the chief town of a group of five towns on the plain of...

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