Nevi Skerry
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Calf of Flotta and Hoxa Head Lighthouse.
Calf of Flotta
Islet
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The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles south of Nevi Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Hoxa Head.
Hoxa
Village
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Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 1½ miles southeast of Nevi Skerry.
Hoxa Head
Locality
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Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Nevi Skerry.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 2½ miles southwest of Nevi Skerry.
Nevi Skerry
- Type: Rock
- Description: rock formation in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.84477° or 58° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.04505° or 3° 2′ 42″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXV3+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1072268133OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockGeoNames ID
2641740Wikidata ID
Q18161560
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nevi Skerry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nevi Skerry”
- Swedish: “Nevi Skerry”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nevi Skerry”. Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.