Wester Wick of Copister
Wester Wick of Copister is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bigga and Samphrey.
Bigga
Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland.
Samphrey
Island
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Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Ulsta.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach.
Wester Wick of Copister
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.4866° or 60° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.1406° or 1° 8′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CGWFVP5+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8690556885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hamnavoe and Norrabister.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Copister, broch 850m SW of Southerness and Ulsta.
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