Wester Sound
Wester Sound is a sound in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Wester Sound is situated nearby to the locality Burraland, as well as near Stove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaila and Linga.
Vaila
Island
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Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. It has an area of 327 hectares, and is 95 metres at its highest point.
Linga
Islet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland. Its highest elevation is 28 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walls and West Burrafirth.
Walls
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.
West Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles north of Wester Sound.
Sandness
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 6 miles north of Wester Sound.
Wester Sound
- Type: Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.21667° or 60° 13′ northLongitude
-1.6° or 1° 36′ westOpen location code
9CGW6C82+M2GeoNames ID
2634423
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burraland and Stove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Breibister and Holm of Burrastow.
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