Sumburgh Head
Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland. The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- Description: headland located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sumburgh Head Lighthouse and Sumburgh Airport.
Sumburgh Airport
Aerodrome
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumburgh and Scatness.
Sumburgh Head
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Latitude
59.85321° or 59° 51′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.27529° or 1° 16′ 31″ west
Open location code
9CFWVP3F+7V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sumburgh Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sumburgh Head”
- Chinese: “萨姆堡角”
- French: “Sumburgh Head”
- Italian: “Sumburgh Head”
- Japanese: “サンバラ岬”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sumburgh Head”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sumburgh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sumburgh Head”
- Norwegian: “Sumburgh Head”
- Russian: “Самборо-Хед”
- Swedish: “Sumburgh Head”
Localities in the Area
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