Isbister Holm
Isbister Holm is a small islet in the Shetland islands of Scotland, situated roughly 2 kilometres east off the coast of Isbister, Whalsay. The highest point of the islet is about 65 feet and it measures roughly 500 metres by 250 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ibister Holm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whalsay and Mooa.
Whalsay
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalsay is one of the Shetland Islands, 5 miles northeast of the Shetland Mainland, with a population of 1061 in 2011. It makes its living from fishing and crofting, and is seldom visited by tourists though it's easily reached.
Mooa
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mooa is a small islet of the Shetland Islands of Scotland, situated roughly 2 kilometres east off the coast of Whalsay. It lies to the north of Isbister Holm and south of Nista. The highest point of the islet is 63 feet.
Nista
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nista is a small islet of the Shetland Islands of Scotland, situated roughly 2 kilometres east off the coast of Whalsay. It lies to the north of Mooa. The Trota Stack lies just off the north side of the islet. The highest point of the islet is 63 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. Huxter is situated 3 miles southwest of Isbister Holm.
Isbister Holm
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.35796° or 60° 21′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.90759° or 0° 54′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CGX935R+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 381672991OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Isbister Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isbister Holm”
- Dutch: “Isbister Holm”
- French: “Isbister Holm”
- German: “Isbister Holm”
- Swedish: “Isbister Holm”
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Highlights include East Linga and Nacka 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 “Isbister Holm”. Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.