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Coordinates:	long: -0.98145 lat : 60.35571
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -0°58'53.2344 lat : 60°21'20.5488
Surface area:	19.3 km² (0.051 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	26.7 km
Average height:	35 metre
Length island:	8.8 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	3.4 km
Name :	Ward of Clett (0 metre)
Orientation island:	West - Northeast

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	1061
Population density:	53.86 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Clate, Isbister, Sandwick, Saltness, Huxter, Challister, Marrister, North Park, Skaw (N)

Local native name:	Whalsay
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Mainland Shetland 2.7 km WestSouthWest 2) Housay - Out Skerries 6.5 km EastNorthEast 3) Bruray - Out Skerries 9.2 km EastNorthEast 4) Yell 12.6 km NorthNorthWest 5) Bressay 16 km SouthSouthWest 6) Muckle Roe 19 km West 7) Fetlar 19.8 km North 8) Trondra 26.2 km SouthSouthWest 9) West Burra 28.6 km SouthSouthWest 10) East Burra 30.3 km SouthSouthWest 11) Unst 32.2 km North 12) Vaila 32.8 km WestSouthWest 13) Papa Stour 34.4 km West 14) Foula 59.4 km WestSouthWest 15) Fair Isle 92.6 km SouthSouthWest 16) North Ronaldsay 129.1 km SouthWest 17) Sanday 137.7 km SouthWest 18) Papa Westray 147.7 km SouthWest 19) Westray 152.6 km SouthWest 20) Eday 154.5 km SouthWest 21) Stronsay 158.4 km SouthWest 22) Rousay 167.5 km SouthWest 23) Egilsay 167.5 km SouthWest 24) Auskerry 168.3 km SouthSouthWest 25) Shapinsay 170.7 km SouthWest
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Symbister
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Brough (North) Huxter (SouthSouthWest) Isbister (East) Marrister (WestNorthWest) Skaw (EastNorthEast) Symbister (SouthWest)
Location Main place:	Southwest
Sea:
Distance to main land:	219 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	Metamorphic rock
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Shetland Islands	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	8.8 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
Winddirection:	South-southeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 5 December 2025:	6 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise:	09:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:00 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Whalsay

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -0.9815, latitude: 60.3557)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): not known

1:00
9 degrees Celcius
1004 mbar
light rain weericoon

4:00
9 degrees Celcius
1005 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
9 degrees Celcius
1005 mbar
light rain weericoon

10:00
8 degrees Celcius
1003 mbar
light rain weericoon

13:00
9 degrees Celcius
1001 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