Isles of Scilly
archipelago and local government district off the south-westernmost point of mainland Britain
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Summary
Isles of Scilly is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,847 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cornwall[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Celtic Sea[5]
- Instance of: non-metropolitan district[6], unitary authority area in England[7]
- Capital: Hugh Town[8]
- Flag: Scillonian Cross[9]
- Legislative body: Council of the Isles of Scilly[10]
- Part of: British Isles[11]
- Commons category: Isles of Scilly[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[13]
- Has part(s): Tresco[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: British Isles[15]
- Official website: https://www.scilly.gov.uk/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Isles of Scilly[17]
- Population: 2300[18], 2242[19], 2281[20]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Akademi Kernewek's Place Names[22], Otto's encyclopedia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Participant in: Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Isles of Scilly[26]
- Heritage designation: National Landscape[27]
- Native label: Isles of Scilly[28]
- Different from: Sicily[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 51 m[30]
- Area: 16.3376 km²[31]
- Historic county: Cornwall[32]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Nature of the Isles of Scilly[33]
Why It Matters
Isles of Scilly has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]