Hoy is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland. Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland. Hoy is situated 2½ miles east of Kirk Holm.

Flotta

Islet

Photo: David Nicolson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland. The name may come from the Old Norse, flatey meaning flat island, and the island's highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena. Flotta is situated 2½ miles east of Kirk Holm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haggersta and Huxter.

Haggersta

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haggersta is a village, which is situated 3½ miles east of Kirk Holm.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles northeast of Kirk Holm.

Twatt

Hamlet

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Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 road to Clousta, north of Bixter. Twatt is situated 4½ miles north of Kirk Holm.

Kirk Holm

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.19688° or 60° 11′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.39309° or 1° 23′ 35″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9CGW5JW4+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 229406540

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2645270

Wikidata ID

Q24640127

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kirk Holm” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kirk Holm”
Swedish: “Kirk Holm”

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