Gloup

Note: Gloup is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. Gloup is a village in the far north of the island of in the Shetland Islands.
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Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullivoe and Gutcher.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. is situated 2 miles southeast of Gloup.

Village
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is a settlement on the northeast coast of in the islands. is situated 4 miles southeast of Gloup.

Hamlet
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is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern in the Shetland Islands. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Gloup.

Gloup

Latitude
60.72176° or 60° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.07214° or 1° 4′ 20″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
9CGWPWCH+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1838232353
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13279916
Wiki­data ID
Q5572129
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In Other Languages

From Basque to German—“Gloup” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gloup”
  • Dutch: “Gloup”
  • French: “Gloup”
  • German: “Gloup”

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Localities in the Area

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