Yell

island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Landform island Q376068
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Summary

Yell is an island[1]. Yell ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yell is located in Shetland Islands[3].
  • Yell is located in Yell[4].
  • Yell is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Yell is on the body of water North Sea[6].
  • Yell's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Yell is owned by National Trust for Scotland[8].
  • Yell is operated by National Trust for Scotland[9].
  • Yell is part of Shetland Islands[10].
  • Yell's Commons category is recorded as Yell, Shetland Islands[11].
  • Yell's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.622777777778, 'lon': -1.1}[12].
  • Yell's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Shetland Islands[13].
  • Yell's official website is recorded as https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/unst-yell[14].
  • Yell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yell, Shetland[15].
  • Yell has a population of {'amount': '+966'}[16].
  • Yell's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 60.73391, 'lon': -1.04404}[17].
  • Yell's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 60.48281, 'lon': -1.11159}[18].
  • Yell's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 60.64006, 'lon': -0.98165}[19].
  • Yell's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 60.56755, 'lon': -1.20247}[20].
  • Yell's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Yell's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Yell's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Yell's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[24].
  • Yell covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+212.11'}[25].
  • Yell's coordinates of geographic center is recorded as {'lat': 60.60922, 'lon': -1.09657}[26].
  • Yell's historic county is recorded as Shetland Islands[27].

Body

Geography

Yell is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Shetland Islands[3], an archipelago[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Yell[4], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31]. Yell is on the body of water North Sea[6]. Yell is part of Shetland Islands[10].

Physical Characteristics

Yell covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+212.11'}[25]. Yell has a population of {'amount': '+966'}[16].

Designation and Status

Yell's instance of is recorded as island[7].

History and Context

Yell is owned by National Trust for Scotland[8].

Why It Matters

Yell ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2] Yell has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Yell is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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.

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → Shetland Islands
    Coordinates of easternmost point → {'lat': 60.64006, 'lon': -0.98165}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+212.11'}
    Part of → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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