Hoy
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hoy, Shetland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flotta and Greena.
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.
Greena
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greena is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is 10m at its highest point, and is north of Flotta, Shetland. It is in Weisdale Voe.
North Havra
Islet
North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haggersta and Burwick.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hoy.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 3 miles southeast of Hoy.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 4 miles north of Hoy.
Hoy
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.18604° or 60° 11′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.3277° or 1° 19′ 40″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5MPC+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 154940439OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2646473Wikidata ID
Q12715544
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Hoy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hoy, Shetland Islands”
- Dutch: “Hoy, Shetland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hoy i Shetlandsøyane”
- Swedish: “Hoy Island”
- Swedish: “Hoy, Shetlandsöarna”
- Ukrainian: “Гой”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoggs of Hoy and Junk.
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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 “Hoy”. Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.