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Fair Isle
Fair Isle (Old Norse ''Friðarey''; Scottish Gaelic ''Fara'') is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney islands. It is famous for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. ==Geography==
the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Britain's best islands )〕 It is administratively part of Shetland and is roughly equidistant from Sumburgh Head some to the northeast on the Mainland of Shetland〔("Unknown: Atlantic" ) Canmore. Retrieved 7 January 2012.〕〔("Fair Isle" ) Northlink Ferries. Retrieved 7 January 2012. 〕 and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, some to the southwest.〔 Fair Isle is in length and wide. It has an area of 768 hectares (3 square miles), making it the tenth largest of the Shetland Islands. It gives its name to one of the British Sea Areas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fair Isle )〕 The majority of the seventy islanders live in the crofts on the southern half of the island, with the northern half consisting of rocky moorland. The western coast consists of cliffs of up to 200 metres (660 feet) in height.
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