Nibon

Nibon is a locality in , . Nibon is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

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.

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 3½ miles southeast of Nibon.

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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.

Nibon

Latitude
60.44103° or 60° 26′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.44763° or 1° 26′ 52″ west
Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)
Open location code
9CGWCHR2+CW
Geo­Names ID
13283130
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