South Isle of Gletness
The South Isle of Gletness is an islet off Gletness, in Nesting in east central, Mainland, Shetland. It is 30m at its highest point. Amongst its features are some caves. The North Isle of Gletness is nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include North Isle of Gletness and Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo.
North Isle of Gletness
Islet
Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The North Isle of Gletness is one of the Shetland Islands. It is east of the Shetland Mainland, near Gletness in Nesting parish, and is so called in contradistinction to the South Isle of Gletness.
Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo is an archaeological site.
Hoo Stack
Islet
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Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting in Shetland. It is one and a half miles from the North Isle of Gletness. It is 34 metres at its highest point, and is home to a lighthouse, which was built in 1986. Hoo Stack is situated 2 miles east of South Isle of Gletness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunnista and Huxter.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles south of South Isle of Gletness.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles west of South Isle of Gletness.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 5 miles northeast of South Isle of Gletness.
South Isle of Gletness
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.23728° or 60° 14′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.15024° or 1° 9′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CGW6RPX+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 8603802OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“South Isle of Gletness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “South Isle of Gletness”
- Dutch: “South Isle of Gletness”
- French: “South isle of gletness”
- French: “South Isle of Gletness”
- Scottish Gaelic: “South Isle of Gletness”
- Swedish: “South Isle of Gletness”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Isle of Gletness”. Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.