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| Isles of Scilly | |
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Shown in relation to Cornwall | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary |
| Region: | South West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Cornwall |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 351st 16.33 km˛ |
| Admin. HQ: | St Mary's |
| ONS code: | 15UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 354th 2,162 132 / km˛ |
| Ethnicity: | 99.6% White |
| Politics | |
| Council of the Isles of Scilly http://www.scilly.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | [Cllr. Dudley Mumford] |
| Executive: | [Philip Hygate B.A., F.R.S.A.] |
| MP: | Andrew GeorgeAndrew Henry George (born 2 December 1958) is a British politician. He is Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for St. Ives, in Cornwall. He had previously been a member of Mebyon Kernow, and is an advocate of the Cornish language. http://www. whois/sect |
The Isles of Scilly are an archipelagoAn archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly a large land mass may neighbour them. Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along ocean ridges or hot spots, but th of islands off the EnglishEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England coast. Forming part of England, they have their own local government in the form of a unitary authorityA unitary authority is a term used in a two-tier local government system to describe a unit of local government that operates as a single tier. New Zealand In New Zealand a unitary authority is a territorial authority (district or city) which also perform and have also been designated the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Note that the use of the name The Scilly Isles is deprecated by the locals.
The Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of five inhabited islands and numerous other small rocky islets (around 140 in total) lying 28 miles off Land's EndFor the clothing retailer, see Lands' End. Land's End is a promontory on the Penwith peninsula, located near Penzance, Cornwall, at the extreme south-western tip of the island of Great Britain. Land's End is the most western part of mainland England (thou - the most southwesterly pointThis is a list of the extreme points of the United Kingdom the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Traditionally the extent of the island of Great Britain has stretched "from Land's End to John o' Groats" (that is, of Great BritainGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales,. The five inhabited islands and their population in the 2001 census are St Mary's (1,666), Tresco (180), St Agnes (165), St Martin's (142) and Bryher (no permanent residents); the total population was 2,153. There are many smaller uninhabited islands and rocky islets.
The islands' position produces a place of great contrast - the ameliorating effect of the sea means they rarely have frost or snow, which allows local farmers to grow flowers well ahead of those on mainland Britain (the largest agricultural product is cut flowers, mostly daffodils), while the exposure to the Atlantic winds means spectacular winter gales lash the islands from time to time.
This is reflected in the landscape, most clearly seen on Tresco where the lush Sub-Tropical Abbey Gardens on the sheltered southern end of the island contrast with the low heather and bare rock sculpted by the wind on the exposed Northern end.