Greena
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.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gruna”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flotta and Hoy.
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.
Hoy
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haggersta and Huxter.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Greena.
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 4 miles south of Greena.
Greena
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.20524° or 60° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.32213° or 1° 19′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CGW6M4H+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 163637367OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Greena” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Грена”
- Cebuano: “Greena”
- Dutch: “Greena”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Greena”
- Swedish: “Greena”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stromness and White Ness.
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Highlights include Hill of Olligarth and Kirkatry.
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