Curries Firth
Curries Firth is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Curries Firth is situated nearby to the locality Golta, as well as near the village Whome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flotta oil terminal and Flotta Airport.
Flotta oil terminal
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flotta oil terminal is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by a subsea pipeline from the Piper, Claymore, Tartan and Golden Eagle platforms and associated fields.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length.
Calf of Flotta
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.
Whome
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.
Curries Firth
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83598° or 58° 50′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.10888° or 3° 6′ 32″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCRRVPR+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 915612756OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2651683
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Golta and West Hill.
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Highlights include Netherhowe (site of) and Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
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