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Balta Sound

Balta Sound is a sound on the east coast of the island of in the Shetland Islands, . The sound is sheltered from the to the east by the uninhabited island of .
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Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unst Bus Shelter and Balta Sound Lighthouse.

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The , also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter, is a bus shelter and near the village of , on the isle of , Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Lighthouse
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near , on the island of , Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamar and Baltasound.

Locality
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest settlement on the island of in , Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the .

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland Islands, , and is one of the most northerly settlements in the .

Balta Sound

Latitude
60.75288° or 60° 45′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.80604° or 0° 48′ 22″ west
Open location code
9CGXQ53V+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 192679054
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2656430
Wiki­data ID
Q4852600
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Satellite Map

Discover Balta Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Balta Sound” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Balta Sound”
  • Italian: “Balta Sound”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balta Sound”
  • Swedish: “Balta Sound”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Swarta Skerry and Hamar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Booth and St Sunniva’s Chapel remains.

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