West Head of Papa
West Head of Papa is a small tidal island off Papa in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands. It is 21m at its highest point. East Head of Papa is part of Papa itself, so it is possible that West Head became separated in recent history.- Islet
- Description: small tidal island off Papa in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papa and Oxna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Burwick is situated 3 miles northeast of West Head of Papa.
West Head of Papa
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Latitude
60.12437° or 60° 7′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.35706° or 1° 21′ 25″ west
Open location code
9CGW4JFV+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“West Head of Papa” goes by many names.
West Head of PapaDanish
West Head of PapaDutch
West Head of PapaNorwegian Bokmål
West Head of PapaNorwegian Nynorsk
West Head of PapaSwedish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spoose Holm and Hogg of Oxna.
Nearby Places
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