East Burra

East Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in . It is connected by a bridge to . With an area of 515 hectares it is the twelfth largest of the Shetland Islands.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fugla Ness Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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is situated 2 miles northwest of East Burra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quarff and Scalloway.

Village
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is a small village on in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, . is situated 3½ miles northeast of East Burra.

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is a fishing village in the . It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Hamlet
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, formerly also known as Coningsburgh, is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of , , Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south-southwest of , about halfway between there and . is situated 4 miles southeast of East Burra.

East Burra

Latitude
60.08333° or 60° 5′ north
Longitude
-1.31667° or 1° 19′ west
Population
76
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9CGW3MMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2650492
Wiki­data ID
Q1277762
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“East Burra” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ekialdeko Burra”
  • Cebuano: “East Burra Island”
  • Cebuano: “East Burra”
  • Chinese: “東巴拉島”
  • Czech: “East Burra”
  • Danish: “East Burra”
  • Dutch: “East Burra”
  • French: “Burra Est”
  • French: “East Burra”
  • German: “East Burra”
  • Greek: “Ιστ Μπούρα”
  • Italian: “East Burra”
  • Japanese: “イースト・バラ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “East Burra”
  • Russian: “Ист-Берра”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “East Burra”
  • Swedish: “East Burra”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Easter Heog and Mid Field.

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