Roeroon

Roeroon is a hill in , and has an elevation of 302 feet. Roeroon is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.

Locality
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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. is situated 2 miles south of Roeroon.

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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.

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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.

Roeroon

Latitude
60.42413° or 60° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.38538° or 1° 23′ 7″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9CGWCJF7+MR
Geo­Names ID
12617314
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