Hascosay
Also known as Hascosay Island, Island of Hascosay
Hascosay (; Old Norse "Hafskotsey") is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Shetland
- Scottish island.caption
- Hascosay shown within Shetland
- Scottish island.GridReference
- HU556930
- Scottish island.scots name
- Hascosay
- Scottish island.norse name
- Hafskotsey
- Scottish island.area rank
- 90=
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Shetland
- Scottish island.local authority
- Shetland Islands
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- House on Hascosay - geograph.org.uk - 1470084.jpg
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Hascosay (; Old Norse "Hafskotsey") is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
==Geography and geology== The island's rock is coarse micaceous gneiss. It has several pools, but the fresh water in them is frequently contaminated by salt spray. Its area is just over .
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