Strom Ness
Strom Ness is a peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Strom Ness is situated nearby to the locality Stebbligrind, as well as near the village White Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoy and Flotta.
Hoy
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoy is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland. Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland.
Flotta
Islet
Photo: David Nicolson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland. The name may come from the Old Norse, flatey meaning flat island, and the island's highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena.
North Havra
Islet
North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haggersta and Burwick.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Strom Ness.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2½ miles south of Strom Ness.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Strom Ness
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.18333° or 60° 11′ northLongitude
-1.31667° or 1° 19′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5MMM+88GeoNames ID
2636639
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