Isle of Gunnister
Isle of Gunnister is an island in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Isle of Gunnister is situated nearby to the locality Nibon, as well as near the hamlet Mangaster.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gunnister Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillswick and Mavis Grind.
Hillswick
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 4 miles southeast of Isle of Gunnister.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. 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.
Isle of Gunnister
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Isle of Gunnister” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isle of Gunnister”
- Swedish: “Isle of Gunnister”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nibon and Mangaster.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Sound and Holm of Gunnister.
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