Maritime History

Fair Isle

Fair Isle (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˌfɛər ˈaɪɫ] fair EYEL; Old Norse: Friðarey) is the southernmost of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is situated at the approximate midpoint between the southern tip of Mainland in Shetland and North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, in an area bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean known as the Fair Isle Gap. As the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom, Fair Isle is known for its wild bird observatory, historic shipwrecks, Scottish and Shetland-style traditional music, and its traditional style of knitting, also called "Fair Isle". The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954.

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• ▸Funchal
• ▸Antigua and Barbuda
• ▸Chennai Metro

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