Description island BressayThe inhabited small island of Bressay is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 196 km. The surface-area of the island is 27.3 km2 and is therefore 0.072 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 36.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9.9 km by 5.8 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.15 (60°8'54.9312), -1.1 (-1°5'4.6698).The population is 368 and the population density is thus on 13.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Maryfield (located in the West-northwest of the island). Other places on the island are: Glebe, Fullaburn, Gunnista, Setter (O), Brough, Heogan (NW), Grindiscol. The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Bressay are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Mainland Shetland Located 0.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Trondra Located 8.1 km South of the island. 3) East Burra Located 10.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) West Burra Located 10.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Whalsay Located 16 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Vaila Located 23.1 km South of the island. 7) Muckle Roe Located 23.5 km SouthEast of the island. 8) Housay - Out Skerries Located 29.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Bruray - Out Skerries Located 31.6 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Papa Stour Located 32.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Yell Located 32.7 km East of the island. 12) Fetlar Located 42.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 13) Foula Located 49.6 km South of the island. 14) Unst Located 54.4 km East of the island. 15) Fair Isle Located 68.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) North Ronaldsay Located 107.4 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Sanday Located 115.7 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Papa Westray Located 128.2 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Westray Located 133.3 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Eday Located 133.5 km SouthWest of the island. 21) Stronsay Located 136 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Auskerry Located 145.5 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Egilsay Located 146.6 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Rousay Located 146.9 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Shapinsay Located 148.9 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of Metamorphic rock. The land use on the island of Bressay consists of nature 12.1 km2 (44%), wet nature 8.6 km2 (32%), and agriculture 5.6 km2 (20%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Bressay |
Topographic islandmap Bressay © OpenStreetMap-auteurs, CC-BY-SA. Map Bressay Bressay views: 217 Height map of Bressay |
Hotels at Bressay 
