Shapinsay

island and civil parish in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Landform island Q1434255
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Summary

Shapinsay is an island[1]. Shapinsay ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shapinsay is located in Orkney Islands[3].
  • Shapinsay is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shapinsay is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Shapinsay's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Shapinsay's instance of is recorded as civil parish[7].
  • Shapinsay took place at North Sea[8].
  • Shapinsay is part of Orkney Islands[9].
  • Shapinsay's Commons category is recorded as Shapinsay[10].
  • Shapinsay's catalog code is recorded as 742[11].
  • Shapinsay's catalog code is recorded as SHA[12].
  • Shapinsay's catalog code is recorded as 54015[13].
  • Shapinsay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.04890495, 'lon': -2.858675251}[14].
  • Shapinsay's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Sea[15].
  • Shapinsay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shapinsay[16].
  • Shapinsay has a population of {'amount': '+307'}[17].
  • Shapinsay's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 59.087, 'lon': -2.8003}[18].
  • Shapinsay's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 59.0182, 'lon': -2.8305}[19].
  • Shapinsay's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 59.0841, 'lon': -2.7977}[20].
  • Shapinsay's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 59.0311, 'lon': -2.934}[21].
  • Shapinsay's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Shapinsay, Orkney[22].
  • Shapinsay's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+7.5'}[23].
  • Shapinsay covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2783'}[24].
  • Shapinsay covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2948'}[25].
  • Shapinsay's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+6'}[26].
  • Shapinsay's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands[27].

Body

Geography

Shapinsay is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Shapinsay is located in Orkney Islands[3]. Shapinsay is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5]. Shapinsay is part of Orkney Islands[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2783'}[24] and {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2948'}[25]. Shapinsay's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+7.5'}[23]. Shapinsay has a population of {'amount': '+307'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[6] and civil parish[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 742[11], SHA[12], and 54015[13].

Why It Matters

Shapinsay ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] Shapinsay has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shapinsay is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gd',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Coordinates of easternmost point → {'lat': 59.0841, 'lon': -2.7977}
    Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 59.0182, 'lon': -2.8305}
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "Shapinsay"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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