Bressay

Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland.

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Scottish island.Image: Bressay Lighthouse a.JPG
Scottish island.ImageCaption: Bressay Lighthouse at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound
Scottish island.location_map: Scotland Shetland
Scottish island.caption: Bressay shown within the Shetland Islands
Scottish island.GridReference: HU507406
Scottish island.norse name: Breiðey/Brusey
Scottish island.meaning of name: Old Norse for 'broad island' or 'Brusi's island'
Scottish island.area rank: 30
Scottish island.highest elevation: Ward of Bressay,
Scottish island.Population: 345
Scottish island.population rank: 25
Scottish island.main settlement: Maryfield
Scottish island.island group: Shetland
Scottish island.local authority: Shetland Islands

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Population: 368
Area: 28
Elevation: 226
Image: Bressay Lighthouse a.JPG
Width: 5
Length: 9

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Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland.

==Geography and geology== Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa. With an area of , it is the fifth-largest island in Shetland. The population is around 350 people, concentrated in the middle of the west coast, around Glebe and Fullaburn.