St Ninian’s Isle
St Ninian's Isle is a small tied island connected by the largest tombolo in the UK to the south-western coast of the Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. It is part of the civil parish of Dunrossness on the South Mainland.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- …is also known as “Saint Ninian Island”
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Ninian’s Chapel and Colsay.
Colsay
Islet
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland.
Loch of Spiggie
Loch of Spiggie is situated 2½ miles south of St Ninian’s Isle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigton and Levenwick.
St Ninian’s Isle
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
59.96667° or 59° 58′ north
Longitude
-1.35° or 1° 21′ west
Open location code
9CFWXM82+M2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“St Ninian’s Isle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sant Ninià”
- Cebuano: “Saint Ninian’s Isle”
- Cebuano: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- Chinese: “圣尼尼安岛”
- Chinese: “圣弥安岛”
- Chinese: “聖尼尼安島”
- Danish: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- Dutch: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- French: “Saint-ninian”
- French: “Saint-Ninian”
- German: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- Italian: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- Japanese: “セント・ニニアンズ島”
- Japanese: “聖ニニアンの島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Ninian (øy)”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Ninian’s Isle”
- Norwegian: “St. Ninian’s Isle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean Ninian”
- Swedish: “Saint Ninian’s Isle”
- Swedish: “St Ninian’s Isle”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Skeetsa Skerry and High Herbi Clett.
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