Gluss Isle
Gluss Isle is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gluss Isle is situated nearby to the locality Waterside, as well as near the hamlet Bardister.Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gluss Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sullom Voe and Lamba.
Sullom Voe
Islet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sullom Voe is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It divides the Northmavine peninsula from the remainder of Mainland. Sullom Voe is situated 2½ miles south of Gluss Isle.
Lamba
Island
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Lamba is situated 2 miles northeast of Gluss Isle.
Little Roe
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands… Little Roe is situated 2 miles east of Gluss Isle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillswick and Ulsta.
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.
Ulsta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 6 miles east of Gluss Isle.
Gluss Isle
- Categories: peninsula, tied island, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.48814° or 60° 29′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.32287° or 1° 19′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CGWFMQG+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3874096453OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2648395Wikidata ID
Q24643827
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gluss Isle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gluss Isle”
- Swedish: “Gluss Isle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waterside and Bardister.
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Highlights include Ramna Hill and The Neap.
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