Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Whalsay

Whalsay, island, Nesting par., Shetland, 1¾ mile E. of the nearest point of the Mainland and 14 miles NE. of Lerwick, pop. 870; P.O.; measures 5½ miles from NE. to S W., and has a maximum breadth of 21/8 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Nesting Parish       Shetland County
Place: Whalsey

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