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Coordinates:	long: -1.63055 lat : 59.53316
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -1°37'49.9656 lat : 59°31'59.3796
Surface area:	7.9 km² (0.021 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	22.1 km
Average height:	59 metre
Length island:	5.2 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	7.2 km
Name :	Ward Hill (0 metre)
Orientation island:	South-southwest - North-northeast

Local native name:	Fair Isle
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Mainland Shetland 37.7 km NorthNorthEast 2) North Ronaldsay 43.1 km WestSouthWest 3) Sanday 48.8 km WestSouthWest 4) West Burra 56.1 km NorthNorthEast 5) East Burra 56.5 km NorthNorthEast 6) Trondra 63.1 km NorthNorthEast 7) Foula 66.4 km NorthNorthWest 8) Stronsay 66.5 km SouthWest 9) Bressay 68.2 km NorthNorthEast 10) Eday 69 km WestSouthWest 11) Papa Westray 70.5 km WestSouthWest 12) Vaila 71.1 km North 13) Westray 73.4 km WestSouthWest 14) Auskerry 74.2 km SouthWest 15) Shapinsay 80.7 km SouthWest 16) Egilsay 81.3 km WestSouthWest 17) Rousay 82.6 km WestSouthWest 18) Mainland Orkney 85 km SouthWest 19) Papa Stour 85 km North 20) Wyre 85.6 km WestSouthWest 21) Gairsay 88.1 km WestSouthWest 22) Muckle Roe 88.9 km North 23) Whalsay 92.6 km NorthNorthEast 24) Holm of Grimbister 98.8 km SouthWest 25) Burray 100 km SouthWest
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Stonybreck
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Stonybreck (SouthWest)
Location Main place:	South
Sea:
Distance to main land:	125 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	Metamorphic rock
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Virkie	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	5.12 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection:	North
Atmospheric pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise:	09:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:28 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Fair Isle

Virkie - GB (longitude: -1.6306, latitude: 59.5332)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): not known

10:00
4 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

13:00
5 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

16:00
6 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light rain weericoon

19:00
6 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
light rain weericoon

22:00
5 degrees Celcius
995 mbar
light rain weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	0 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	No
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	No
Bicycle facilities:	No