Out Stack

Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the , north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Muckle Flugga Lighthouse and Hermaness.

Lighthouse
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punctuates the rocky stack of , in , .

Nature reserve
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is the northernmost headland of , the… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Out Stack.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaw and Burrafirth.

Hamlet
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is a settlement in the archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Out Stack.

Hamlet
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is a settlement on the island of , , Scotland. is situated 4 miles south of Out Stack.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland… is situated 5 miles south of Out Stack.

Out Stack

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Latitude
60.86023° or 60° 51′ 37″ north
Longitude
-0.87378° or 0° 52′ 26″ west
Open location code
9CGXV46G+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1190004099
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2640783
Wiki­data ID
Q1422297

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Out Stack” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Out Stack”
  • Cebuano: “Out Stack”
  • Chinese: “欧特斯塔克岛”
  • Danish: “Out Stack”
  • Dutch: “Out Stack”
  • Finnish: “Out Stack”
  • French: “Out Stack”
  • German: “Out Stack”
  • Hausa: “Out Stack”
  • Hausa: “Rashin Tarin”
  • Hebrew: “אאוט סטאק”
  • Hebrew: “אוטסטה”
  • Icelandic: “Útstakkur”
  • Italian: “Out Stack”
  • Japanese: “アウト・スタック島”
  • Japanese: “アウトスタック”
  • Japanese: “アウトスタック島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oosta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Out Stack”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Out Stack”
  • Norwegian: “Out Stack”
  • Portuguese: “Out Stack”
  • Pushto: “اوت سټیک”
  • Russian: “Аут Стек”
  • Russian: “Аут Стэк”
  • Russian: “Аут-Стак”
  • Scots: “Ootsta”
  • Scots: “Out Stack”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Out Stack”
  • Spanish: “Oosta”
  • Spanish: “Out Stack”
  • Swedish: “Out Stack”
  • Welsh: “Out Stack”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wilna Geo and The Framd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Greing and Wurs Stack.

Shetland Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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