West Burra

West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in . It is the largest island in the Scalloway Islands. There are several prehistoric sites on the island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.
  • Also known as: “ウェスト・バラ島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fugla Ness Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles north of West Burra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cunningsburgh and Quarff.

Hamlet
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, formerly also known as Coningsburgh… is situated 4½ miles southeast of West Burra.

Village
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is a small village on in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. is situated 4½ miles northeast of West Burra.

Village
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of , in , Scotland. is situated 5 miles east of West Burra.

West Burra

Latitude
60.07504° or 60° 4′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.34508° or 1° 20′ 42″ west
Population
776
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9CGW3MG3+2X
Geo­Names ID
2634486
Wiki­data ID
Q1641114
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“West Burra” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mendebaldeko Burra”
  • Cebuano: “West Burra Island”
  • Cebuano: “West Burra”
  • Chinese: “西巴拉島”
  • Danish: “West Burra”
  • Dutch: “West Burra”
  • French: “Burra Ouest”
  • German: “West Burra”
  • Greek: “Ουέστ Μπούρα”
  • Italian: “West Burra”
  • Japanese: “ウエスト・バラ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burra”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “West Burra”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Берра”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “West Burra”
  • Swedish: “West Burra”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Freefield and Norbister.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mid Field and Hill of Sandwick.

Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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