Brother Isle
Brother Isle is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between the islands of Yell and Shetland Mainland. It is 40 hectares in size.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Uynarey and Bigga.
Uynarey
Islet
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Uynarey is one of the Shetland islands in Yell Sound, just to the north of Bigga, and east of Brother Island. It is an RSPB reserve. The name comes from the Norse for "venerated island", and this may reflect a Culdee connection.
Bigga
Island
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Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland. Bigga is situated 2 miles southeast of Brother Isle.
Lamba
Island
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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 west of Brother Isle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulsta and Copister.
Ulsta
Village
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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 2½ miles east of Brother Isle.
Copister
Hamlet
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Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3½ miles southeast of Brother Isle.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
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West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. West Sandwick is situated 4½ miles north of Brother Isle.
Brother Isle
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in 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
60.51461° or 60° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.22641° or 1° 13′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CGWGQ7F+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 8591082OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Brother Isle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Brother Isle”
- Cebuano: “Brother Isle”
- Chinese: “兄弟岛”
- Chinese: “兄弟島”
- Dutch: “Brother Isle”
- French: “Brother Isle”
- Japanese: “ブラザー島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brother Isle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Brother Isle”
- Swedish: “Brother Isle”
Localities in the Area
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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 “Brother Isle”. Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.