Papa Stour Island
Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of under fifteen people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s.Notable Places in the Area
Forewick Holm
Islet
Forewick Holm is a 1-hectare island in the Sound of Papa in the Shetland islands, Scotland. located between Papa Stour and the Sandness peninsula. Forewick Holm is situated 1½ miles southeast of Papa Stour Island.
Brei Holm
Islet
Brei Holm is a tiny tidal islet in the western Shetland Islands. Brei Holm is situated 1¼ miles east of Papa Stour Island.
Loch of Huxter
Water feature
Loch of Huxter is situated 2½ miles south of Papa Stour Island. Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Localities in the Area
Biggings
Hamlet
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Stour Island
- Type: Island
- Description: one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 60.3306° or 60° 19' 50.3" north | Longitude -1.6997° or 1° 41' 59.1" west |
Population 15 | IATA airport code PSV |
United Nations Location Code GB PSV | Elevation 3 feet (1 metre) |
OpenStreetMap ID way 173383816 | GeoNames ID 2640631 |
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Also Known As
- Basque: Papa Stour
- Catalan: Papa Stour
- Cebuano: Papa Stour
- Cebuano: Papa Stour Island
- Chinese: 帕帕斯朵尔
- Chinese: 帕帕斯朵爾
- Danish: Papa Stour
- Dutch: Papa Stour
- Egyptian Arabic: پاپا ستور
- English: Papa Stour
- Faroese: Papa Stour
- French: Papa Stour
- German: Papa Stour
- Greek: Παπά Στάουερ
- Hebrew: פפא סטור
- Hebrew: פפה סטור
- Italian: Papa Stour
- Japanese: パパ・ストア島
- Norwegian: Papa Stour
- Norwegian Bokmål: Papa Stour
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Papa Stour
- Russian: Папа-Стур
- Scottish Gaelic: Papa Stour
- Spanish: Papa Stour
- Swedish: Papa Stour
- Swedish: Papa Stour Island
- Ukrainian: Папа-Стур
- Welsh: Papa Stour
- Western Panjabi: پاپا سٹور
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Gorda WaterWater feature, 600 feet northeast
- Dutch LochWater feature, 1700 feet west
- The Loch that Ebbs and Flows (Tidal Loch)Water feature, 1900 feet north
- Ollamoor LochWater feature, 2700 feet east
Other Places
- Busta HouseHotel, 12 miles east
- North ShoalsShoal, 12 miles southwest
- StoneTriangulation station, 12 miles east
- Free ChurchChurch, 13 miles east
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