Rysa Little

Rysa Little
Waters	North Sea
Archipelago	Orkney
Geographical location	58 ° 51 '36 "  N , 3 ° 11' 45"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 51 '36 "  N , 3 ° 11' 45"  W.
surface	32 ha
Highest elevation	20  m
Residents	uninhabited

Rysa Little is an uninhabited island in the archipelago of Orkney Islands. The area of ​​the island is 32 hectares, the highest point is 20 meters above sea level. It is located in Scapa Flow , near the islands of Hoy and Cava . Between Rysa Little and the island of Fara there was massive self-sinking of interned German warships in 1919 . Today Rysa Little is uninhabited.

origin of the name

Rysa Little is old Norse and means something like "a pile of stones".

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