Swarbacks Minn

Swarbacks Minn is a strait in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Swarbacks Minn is situated near the locality Sandhill, as well as near Burg.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Papa Little and Linga.

Papa Little

Island

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Papa Little is an island in St Magnus Bay, Shetland, Scotland.

Linga

Island

Linga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clousta and Mavis Grind.

Clousta

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clousta is a hamlet in the Westside, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland.

Mavis Grind

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mavis Grind ( is a narrow isthmus joining the…

Brae

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands.

Swarbacks Minn

Type: Strait
Category: body of water
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.34544° or 60° 20′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.42526° or 1° 25′ 31″ west

Open location code

9CGW8HWF+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 938083344

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=strait

GeoNames ID

2636426

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sandhill and Burg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Burki Hill and Quhaap Knowe.

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Worth a closer look: Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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