Bight of Vatsland
Bight of Vatsland is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bressay and Shetland Museum.
Bressay
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
Lerwick Tingwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Scalloway.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Bight of Vatsland
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.1909° or 60° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.1563° or 1° 9′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CGW5RRV+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8690598465OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gremista and Heogan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gremista Landfill, Lerwick, Shetland and Loch of Kebister.
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