Grif Skerry
Grif Skerry is an islet to the east of Whalsay in the Shetland Islands. Its name comes from the Norse or Norn for "deep sea skerry". The island is uninhabited, although there are some buildings on it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include East Linga and Isbister Holm.
East Linga
Islet
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East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.
Isbister Holm
Islet
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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. Isbister Holm is situated 2 miles northwest of Grif Skerry.
Rumble
Islet
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Rumble is a skerry in the Shetland islands of Scotland, situated roughly 4 kilometres east off the coast of Huxter, southeastern Whalsay. It lies 0.75 miles to southwest of East Linga. Rumble is situated 2 miles southwest of Grif Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter.
Huxter
Hamlet
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Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. Huxter is situated 4½ miles west of Grif Skerry.
Grif Skerry
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34045° or 60° 20′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.85896° or 0° 51′ 32″ westOpen location code
9CGX84RR+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 381672993OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grif Skerry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grif Skerry”
- Dutch: “Grif Skerry”
- French: “Grif Skerry”
- German: “Grif Skerry”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grif Skerry”
- Swedish: “Grif Skerry”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longi Geo and Isbister.
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