Easter Rova Head
Easter Rova Head is a cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Easter Rova Head is situated nearby to the quarter Gremista, as well as near the hamlet Beosetter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Fort Charlotte.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway.
Fort Charlotte
Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Easter Rova Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.19087° or 60° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.14318° or 1° 8′ 36″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5VR4+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 8690598466OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Easter Rova Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Easter Rova Head”
- Swedish: “Easter Rova Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gremista and Beosetter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gremista Landfill, Lerwick, Shetland and Loch of White Ayre.
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