Unst
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, 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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Island
- …has about 640 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 930 feet (280 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code UNT
- Description: northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as“Isle of Unst”“Unst Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unst Airport and Unst Bus Shelter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Haroldswick.
Baltasound
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland.
Haroldswick
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland…
Burrafirth
Burrafirth is a settlement on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland.
Unst
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Latitude
60.75° or 60° 45′ north
Longitude
-0.8833° or 0° 53′ west
UN/LOCODE
GB UNT
Open location code
9CGXQ428+2M
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”
- Northern Frisian: “Unst”
- 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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Localities in the Area
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