Swarbacks Minn
Swarbacks Minn is a strait in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Swarbacks Minn is situated nearby to the locality Sandhill, as well as near Burg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include 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. The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe.
Linga
Island
Linga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69 metres. Its area is 70 hectares.
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 on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
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″ northLongitude
-1.42526° or 1° 25′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CGW8HWF+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 938083344OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2636426
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandhill and Burg.
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Highlights include Burki Hill and Quhaap Knowe.
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