South Benelip

South Benelip is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. South Benelip is situated nearby to the hamlet West Isle, as well as near Bruray.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Out Skerries and Bruray.

Out Skerries

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Out Skerries are the easternmost of the Shetland Islands. There are three main islands: Housay and Bruray are joined by road, and in 2001 had a population of 30, while Grunay is no longer inhabited.

Bruray

Island

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement. It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth. Bruray is situated 2 miles northeast of South Benelip.

Out Skerries Airport

Aerodrome

Out Skerries Airport

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Out Skerries Airport is an aerodrome, which is situated 2 miles northeast of South Benelip.

South Benelip

Type: Islet
Categories: rock, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.40305° or 60° 24′ 11″ north

Longitude

-0.7937° or 0° 47′ 37″ west

Open location code

9CGXC634+6G

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

Discover South Benelip from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include North Benelip and Easter Skerries.

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