Isle of Noss

The Isle of Noss or Noss is a small, previously inhabited island in , . Noss is separated from the island of by the narrow Noss Sound.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: small, previously inhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Noss”, “Noss Island”, “Noss National Nature Reserve”, “Noss NNR”, “Noss Site of Special Scientific Interest”, and “Noss SSSI”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bressay and Holm of Noss.

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of is in the just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from . It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.

Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Cradle Holm is an uninhabited islet of the Shetland Islands. It is about 48m at its highest point.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an Iron Age broch located in the islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

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is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. is situated 5 miles west of Isle of Noss.

Isle of Noss

Latitude
60.14318° or 60° 8′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.02522° or 1° 1′ 31″ west
Open location code
9CGW4XVF+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8590977
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2641177
Wiki­data ID
Q1674272
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Satellite Map

Discover Isle of Noss from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Isle of Noss” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نوس”
  • Basque: “Noss”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Noss”
  • Catalan: “Noss”
  • Cebuano: “Isle of Noss”
  • Chinese: “諾斯島”
  • Danish: “Isle of Noss”
  • Danish: “Noss”
  • Dutch: “Noss”
  • French: “île de Noss”
  • French: “Île de Noss”
  • German: “Isle of Noss”
  • Italian: “Noss”
  • Japanese: “ノス島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Noss”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Noss”
  • Norwegian: “Noss”
  • Russian: “Носс”
  • Scots: “Noss”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Noss”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Noss”
  • Spanish: “Noss”
  • Swedish: “Isle of Noss”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Ham and Grindiscol.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include End section 9/ beginning section 10 and End section 10/ beginning section 11.

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