Vaila

Vaila is an in , , 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Linga and Ram’s Head Lighthouse.

Islet
is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and on .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walls.

or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the .

Vaila

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Latitude
60.20061° or 60° 12′ 2″ north
Longitude
-1.5845° or 1° 35′ 4″ west
Open location code
9CGW6C28+66
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Vaila” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vaila”
  • Catalan: “Vaila”
  • Cebuano: “Vaila Island”
  • Cebuano: “Vaila”
  • Chinese: “韋拉島”
  • Danish: “Vaila”
  • Dutch: “Vaila”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ڤايلا”
  • French: “Vaila”
  • German: “Vaila”
  • Hebrew: “ויילה”
  • Italian: “Vaila”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイラ島”
  • Japanese: “バイラ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaila”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vaila”
  • Norwegian: “Vaila”
  • Russian: “Вейла”
  • Scots: “Vaila”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Vaila”
  • Spanish: “Vaila”
  • Swedish: “Vaila”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайла”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Ward and Mid Ward.

Shetland Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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