East Linga
East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grif Skerry and Isbister Holm.
Grif Skerry
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Isbister Holm
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rumble
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. Huxter is situated 3½ miles west of East Linga.
East Linga
- Type: Islet
- Description: island to the west of Whalsay, 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
60.34133° or 60° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.88664° or 0° 53′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CGX84R7+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 381672992OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover East Linga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“East Linga” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Linga Island”
- Cebuano: “East Linga”
- Dutch: “East Linga”
- French: “East Linga”
- German: “East Linga”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “East Linga”
- Scottish Gaelic: “East Linga”
- Swedish: “East Linga Island”
- Swedish: “East Linga”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longi Geo and Isbister.
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Highlights include Mooa and Nista.
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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 “East Linga”. Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.