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Unst

Unst (/ˈʌnst/; Norn: Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of 46 sq mi (120 km2).

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Area
46 sq mi (120 km2)
Area rank
14
Council area
Shetland Islands
Country
Scotland
Highest elevation
Saxa Vord, 284 m (932 ft)
Island group
Shetland

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Unst

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples161
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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Unst

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related to References · 47
Unst → Anderson, BiblioBazaar, Canongate, Charles, Date, Dynamic Group, Earls, Edinburgh, Edwards, FRLSU Conference, Gilbert Goudie Edinburgh, Hamish, Handbook, Harmondsworth, Hermann Pálsson, Historical Geography, Hjaltalin, Hogarth Press ISBN, Isaac Taylor, ISBN
related to Notable people · 27
Unst → Britain, Captain, Church, Fetlar, Garth, Glasgow, GP, Ingram, James Ingram, Jessie Saxby, John Gray, Laurence Edmondston, May Moar, New Statistical Account, Norn, Old Statistical Account, Presbyterian, Principal, RNLI, Scotland
related to history · 19
Unst → Belmont, Christian, Framgord, Hamar, Haroldswick, Late Norse, Lund, Norse, Norse-style, Our Lady's Kirk, Sandwick, Skibladner, St Olaf's Chapel, The, The Shetland Amenity Trust's, Underhoull, Viking, Viking Unst, Work
related to Geography and geology · 16
Unst → Belmont, Britain's, Caledonian, Fetlar, Gneiss, Haroldswick, Iapetus Ocean, Muckle Flugga, Out Stack, Schist, Shetland, Skaw, The, This, UK, Western Norway
related to Etymology · 12
Unst → Celtic, Fetlar, However, Norse, Old Norse Ornyst, Pictish, Shetland, Taylor, The, There, This, Yell
related to Economy and transport · 9
Unst → Baltasound, Belmont, Bobby's Bus Shelter, Ferries, Fetlar, Gutcher, Oddsta, The Unst Bus Shelter, Yell
related to Wildlife · 6
Unst → Great, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, It, Norwegian, On, Shetland Mouse-ear
related to External links · 5
Unst → Media, Unst Scots, Wikimedia CommonsUnst, WikivoyageOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Saxa Vord · 3
Unst → British, It, Saxa Vord
Area · 1
Unst → 46 sq mi (120 km2)

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shetland island saxa vord fetlar islands scotland centre belmont isbn three born isles location also norse baltasound known site island's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UnstArea46 sq mi (120 km2)1.00infobox
UnstArea rank141.00infobox
UnstCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
UnstCouncil areaShetland Islands1.00infobox
UnstCountryScotland1.00infobox
UnstHighest elevationSaxa Vord, 284 m (932 ft)1.00infobox
UnstIsland groupShetland1.00infobox
UnstLargest settlementBaltasound1.00infobox
UnstOld Norse nameǪmstr1.00infobox
UnstOS grid referenceHP6000911.00infobox
UnstPopulation6441.00infobox
UnstPopulation density5.3 people/km²1.00infobox
UnstPopulation rank191.00infobox
UnstSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Unstis atype locality for the mineral theophrastite0.90text

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