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Holm of Gunnister

Holm of Gunnister is an island in , . Holm of Gunnister is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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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. is situated 4 miles southeast of Holm of Gunnister.

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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.

Holm of Gunnister

Latitude
60.4484° or 60° 26′ 54″ north
Longitude
-1.43535° or 1° 26′ 7″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9CGWCHX7+9V
Geo­Names ID
13286113
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