Muckle Flugga Lighthouse

Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of , in , . Originally called North Unst Lighthouse, it was renamed in 1964.
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  • Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse built 1858 in Shetland Islands
  • Also known as
    “North Unst”
    “North Unst Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Out Stack and Hermaness.

Islet
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the…

Nature reserve
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is the northernmost headland of , the… is situated 2 miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.

Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or … is situated 2½ miles southeast of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrafirth and Skaw.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of , , Scotland. is situated 3½ miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of . is situated 4 miles southeast of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland… is situated 5 miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.

Muckle Flugga Lighthouse

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Latitude
60.85536° or 60° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
-0.88559° or 0° 53′ 8″ west
Open location code
9CGXV447+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202731229
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11611161
Wiki­data ID
Q2205850

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Muckle Flugga Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “馬克弗拉加燈塔”
  • Dutch: “Muckle Flugga Lighthouse”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Muckle Flugga”
  • French: “phare de Muckle Flugga”
  • French: “Phare de Muckle Flugga”
  • German: “Muckle Flugga Lighthouse”
  • Italian: “Faro di Muckle Flugga”
  • Japanese: “マックル・フラッガ・ライトハウス”
  • Japanese: “マックル・フラッガ灯台”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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Shetland Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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