Auskerry Sound
Auskerry Sound is a strait in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Auskerry Sound is situated nearby to the locality Tor Ness, as well as near Greenli Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auskerry Lighthouse and Lea Shun.
Auskerry Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auskerry is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stronsay and Whitehall.
Stronsay
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay is one of the Orkney Islands, with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.
Whitehall
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier.
Auskerry Sound
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.05406° or 59° 3′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.60411° or 2° 36′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CFV393W+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 931965219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2656766
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tor Ness and Greenli Ness.
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Highlights include North Taing and Dinna Pow.
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