Unst

Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the , north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Isle of Unst” and “Unst Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unst Airport and Unst Bus Shelter.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near , on the island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.

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The , also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter, is a bus shelter and near the village of , on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Haroldswick.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in , Scotland. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the . The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called .

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, , and is one of the most northerly settlements in the .

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of Unst, , Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. is said to have once been home to a giant called Saxi, who, together with another giant, was lured away by a mermaid.

Unst

Latitude
60.75° or 60° 45′ north
Longitude
-0.8833° or 0° 53′ west
Population
639
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
IATA airport code
UNT
United Nations Location Code
GB UNT
Open location code
9CGXQ428+2M
Geo­Names ID
2635166
Wiki­data ID
Q754867
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Unst” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أنست”
  • Basque: “Unst”
  • Bulgarian: “Унст”
  • Catalan: “Unst”
  • Cebuano: “Unst”
  • Chinese: “安斯特”
  • Chinese: “安斯特岛”
  • Chinese: “安斯特島”
  • Danish: “Unst”
  • Dutch: “Unst”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انست”
  • Faroese: “Unst”
  • Finnish: “Unst”
  • French: “Unst”
  • German: “Unst”
  • Greek: “Ουνστ”
  • Hebrew: “אונסט”
  • Hungarian: “Unst”
  • Icelandic: “Únst”
  • Italian: “Unst”
  • Japanese: “アンスト”
  • Japanese: “アンスト島”
  • Lithuanian: “Anstas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unst”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Unst”
  • Norwegian: “Unst”
  • Polish: “Unst”
  • Portuguese: “Unst”
  • Russian: “Анст”
  • Scots: “Isle o Unst”
  • Scots: “Unst”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Unst”
  • Serbian: “Анст”
  • Spanish: “Unst”
  • Swahili: “Unst”
  • Swedish: “Unst”
  • Ukrainian: “Анст (острів)”
  • Ukrainian: “Анст”
  • Vietnamese: “Unst”
  • Welsh: “Unst”
  • Western Panjabi: “انسٹ”

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