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Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares (79 acres) in area, and rises to 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level.

Rysa Little

Old Norse name	Hreysi
Meaning of name	Old Norse and English meaning 'little heap of stones'.
Rysa Little viewed from Pegal Head on Hoy
Location
Rysa Little Rysa Little shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	ND310976
Coordinates	58.86°N 3.20°W / 58.86; -3.20
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Area	32 hectares (0.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation	20 metres (66 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0
References	[1][2]

It is situated in the Scapa Flow just offshore from the much larger island of Hoy and nearby is the islet of Cava. Between Rysa Little and Fara lies Gutter Sound, the scene of the mass-scuttling of the interned German Imperial High Seas Fleet in 1919.

Many of the smaller South Isles of Orkney lost their resident populations during the course of the twentieth century, but Rysa Little has not been inhabited since earlier times.[3]

See also

List of Orkney islands

Footnotes

На других языках

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[de] Rysa Little

Rysa Little ist eine unbewohnte Insel im Archipel der Orkney-Inseln. Die Fläche der Insel beträgt 32 Hektar, die höchste Erhebung liegt 20 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel. Sie liegt im Scapa Flow, in der Nähe der Inseln Hoy und Cava. Zwischen Rysa Little und der Insel Fara kam es 1919 zur massenhaften Selbstversenkung von internierten deutschen Kriegsschiffen. Heute ist Rysa Little unbewohnt.

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- [en] Rysa Little

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[fr] Rysa Little

Rysa Little est une île du Royaume-Uni située dans l'archipel des Orcades en Écosse.

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[it] Rysa Little

Rysa Little è una piccola isola disabitata nell'arcipelago delle Orcadi, in Scozia. È situata nella Scapa Flow, accanto all'isola di Hoy e a nord-ovest di Fara. La grafia prevalente fino alla prima guerra mondiale era Risa, poi divenne prevalente l'attuale grafia.[1][2]

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