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Island location Yell in western Europe

For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Yell

Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates:	long: -1.09559 lat : 60.60255
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -1°5'44.1348 lat : 60°36'9.1944
Surface area:	212.5 km² (0.56 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	157.1 km
Average height:	61 metre
Length island:	27 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	11 km
Name :	Hill of Arisdale (0 metre)
Orientation island:	North - South

Demographic data island

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	966
Population density:	4.50 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	West Sandwick, Burravoe, Mid Yell, Cullivoe, Gloup, Ulsta, Gutcher, Aywick, West Yell, Sellafirth, Copister, Camb, Otterswick

Naming - Location

Local native name:	Yell
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Unst 0.797 km East 2) Fetlar 2.5 km EastSouthEast 3) Mainland Shetland 2.6 km WestSouthWest 4) Whalsay 12.6 km SouthSouthEast 5) Housay - Out Skerries 15.8 km EastSouthEast 6) Bruray - Out Skerries 16.9 km EastSouthEast 7) Muckle Roe 17.6 km SouthWest 8) Papa Stour 32.5 km WestSouthWest 9) Bressay 32.7 km South 10) Vaila 38.8 km SouthWest 11) Trondra 39.8 km South 12) West Burra 41.7 km SouthSouthWest 13) East Burra 43.9 km South 14) Foula 61.7 km SouthWest 15) Fair Isle 106.7 km SouthSouthWest 16) North Ronaldsay 139.6 km SouthSouthWest 17) Sanday 148.5 km SouthSouthWest 18) Papa Westray 155.9 km SouthWest 19) Westray 160.7 km SouthWest 20) Eday 164.1 km SouthSouthWest 21) Stronsay 169 km SouthSouthWest 22) Rousay 176.6 km SouthWest 23) Egilsay 177 km SouthWest 24) Auskerry 179.7 km SouthSouthWest 25) Shapinsay 181 km SouthSouthWest
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Mid Yell
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Aywick (NorthEast) Basta (NorthNorthEast) Brough (Central) Burravoe (Central) Camb (NorthNorthEast) Clothan (Central) Colvister Copister (Central) Cullivoe (WestSouthWest) Cunnister Gloup (WestSouthWest) Gossabrough (Central) Grimister (North) Gutcher Hamnavoe (Central) Littlester (Central) Mid Yell (NorthNorthEast) North Sandwick Otterswick (NorthEast) Seafield (NorthNorthEast) Sellafirth Snevlabreck Stonganess (SouthWest) Swarister (NorthEast) Ulsta (Central) West Sandwick West Yell (Central)
Location Main place:	East
Sea:
Distance to main land:	234 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	Metamorphic rock
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

Topographic islandmap Yell

Height map of Yell

Relief: Height Classes in percentages

Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Yell

The weather type in Brae	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	16.5 meter per second (Wind force - bft 7)
Winddirection:	South-southwest
Atmospheric pressure:	983 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 10 December 2025:	5 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise:	10:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	15:53 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Yell

The weather for the next few hours

Brae - GB (longitude: -1.0956, latitude: 60.6026)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NNO): 26.93 km

16:00
9 degrees Celcius
981 mbar
light rain weericoon

19:00
10 degrees Celcius
985 mbar
moderate rain weericoon

22:00
10 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

1:00
10 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
light rain weericoon

4:00
10 degrees Celcius
996 mbar
scattered clouds weericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation

Transport on your island-holiday

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