Muckle Roe

Muckle Roe is an island in , , in St. Magnus Bay, to the west of . It has a population of around 130 people, who mainly croft and live in the south east of the island. 'Muckle' is Scots for 'big' or 'great'.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Rooe

Places of Interest

Highlights include Linga.

Island
is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69 metres. Its area is 70 hectares. is situated 2½ miles east of Muckle Roe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.

Locality
is a narrow isthmus joining the peninsula to the rest of the island of in the Shetland Islands, . It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Muckle Roe.

is on Mainland of the . It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.

Hamlet
is a hamlet on , in the island's west, , Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. is in the parish of Sandsting. is situated 5 miles south of Muckle Roe.

Muckle Roe

Latitude
60.36788° or 60° 22′ 4″ north
Longitude
-1.42891° or 1° 25′ 44″ west
Population
130
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
Open location code
9CGW9H9C+5C
Geo­Names ID
2642035
Wiki­data ID
Q1273310
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Muckle Roe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Muckle Roe
  • Bavarian: Muckle Roe
  • Catalan: Muckle Roe
  • Cebuano: Muckle Roe Island
  • Cebuano: Muckle Roe
  • Chinese: 馬克爾島
  • Danish: Muckle Roe
  • Dutch: Muckle Roe
  • Egyptian Arabic: موكل رو
  • Faroese: Muckle Roe
  • French: Muckle Roe
  • Galician: Muckle Roe
  • German: Muckle Roe
  • Greek: Μακλ Ρόου
  • Hebrew: מקל רו
  • Italian: Muckle Roe
  • Japanese: マックル・ロー島
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Muckle Roe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Muckle Roe
  • Norwegian: Muckle Roe
  • Russian: Макл-Ро
  • Scots: Muckle Roe
  • Scottish Gaelic: Muckle Roe
  • Spanish: Muckle Roe
  • Swedish: Muckle Roe Island
  • Swedish: Muckle Roe
  • Ukrainian: Макл-Ро
  • Welsh: Muckle Roe
  • Western Panjabi: مکل رو

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