St Magnus Bay

St Magnus Bay is a large coastal feature in the north-west of Mainland Shetland, Scotland. Roughly circular in shape with a diameter of about 19 kilometres, it is open to the North Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: large bay on the west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “St Magnus‘ Bay”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biggings.

Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of , in , Scotland.

St Magnus Bay

Latitude
60.38927° or 60° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
-1.57757° or 1° 34′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CGW9CQC+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 938103604
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2638751
Wiki­data ID
Q15076863
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“St Magnus Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “St Magnus Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Saint Magnus Bay”
  • Cebuano: “St Magnus Bay”
  • German: “St Magnus Bay”
  • Russian: “Сент-Магнус-Бэй”
  • Russian: “Сент-Магнус”
  • Scots: “St Magnus Bay”
  • Swedish: “St Magnus Bay”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Burg and West Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Ham and Earn Stack lookout.

Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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