Fair Isle

island at the south of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Landform island Q762752
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Fair Isle

Summary

Fair Isle is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fair Isle is located in Shetland Islands[3].
  • Fair Isle is located in Dunrossness[4].
  • Fair Isle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Fair Isle is on the body of water North Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Fair Isle is on the body of water North Sea[7].
  • Fair Isle's instance of is recorded as island[8].
  • Fair Isle is owned by National Trust for Scotland[9].
  • Fair Isle is operated by National Trust for Scotland[10].
  • Fair Isle is part of Shetland Islands[11].
  • Fair Isle's Commons category is recorded as Fair Isle[12].
  • Fair Isle's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[13].
  • Fair Isle comprises Fair Isle SSSI[14].
  • Fair Isle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.53, 'longitude': -1.63}[15].
  • Fair Isle's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Sea[16].
  • Fair Isle's official website is recorded as https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/fair-isle[17].
  • Fair Isle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fair Isle[18].
  • Fair Isle has a population of {'amount': '+68'}[19].
  • Fair Isle's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'latitude': 59.55375305555555, 'longitude': -1.6077161111111111}[20].
  • Fair Isle's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'latitude': 59.511528, 'longitude': -1.637639}[21].
  • Fair Isle's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'latitude': 59.539194, 'longitude': -1.597149}[22].
  • Fair Isle's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'latitude': 59.522239, 'longitude': -1.6587}[23].
  • Fair Isle's native label is recorded as Fair Isle[24].
  • Fair Isle's length is recorded as {'amount': '+4.8'}[25].
  • Fair Isle sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+271'}[26].
  • Fair Isle covers an area of {'amount': '+768'}[27].

Body

Geography

Fair Isle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Shetland Islands[3], an archipelago[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Dunrossness[4], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31]. Adjacent water bodies include North Atlantic Ocean[6], a sea[32] and North Sea[7], a sea[33], in Norway[34]. It is part of Shetland Islands[11].

Physical Characteristics

Fair Isle covers an area of {'amount': '+768'}[27]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+271'}[26]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+4.8'}[25]. It has a population of {'amount': '+68'}[19].

Designation and Status

Fair Isle's instance of is recorded as island[8].

History and Context

Fair Isle is owned by National Trust for Scotland[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fair Isle include it[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Why It Matters

Fair Isle ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,129 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include it[35], in United Kingdom[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label Fair Isle
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Fair Isle"
  2. 20w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Located in/on physical feature North Sea
    Population
    Area {'amount': '+768'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "FairIsle::bdz5s"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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