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Birka Vird

Birka Vird is a peak in , and has an elevation of 394 feet. Birka Vird is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillswick and Mavis Grind.

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is a small village on the Mainland of the . It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.

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is a narrow isthmus joining the peninsula to the rest of the island of in the Shetland Islands, . It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point.

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is on Mainland of the . It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.

Birka Vird

Latitude
60.45463° or 60° 27′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.42804° or 1° 25′ 41″ west
Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)
Open location code
9CGWFH3C+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13362348422
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12611735
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