Whale Firth
Whale Firth is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whale Firth is situated nearby to the hamlet Setter, as well as near the locality Gardie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yell.
Yell
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Yell is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland. It's 20 miles long by 5 miles wide, thinly populated: 966 as of 2011.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Sandwick and Mid Yell.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. West Sandwick is situated 3 miles south of Whale Firth.
Mid Yell
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island Yell, the second-largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile from its junction with the A968 road. Mid Yell is situated 3½ miles southeast of Whale Firth.
Aywick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aywick is a small settlement on the east side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in Aywick. Aywick is situated 6 miles southeast of Whale Firth.
Whale Firth
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.61667° or 60° 37′ northLongitude
-1.15° or 1° 9′ westOpen location code
9CGWJR8X+MXGeoNames ID
2634198
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