Moora Waters
Moora Waters is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Moora Waters is situated nearby to the peak Soolmis Vird, as well as near Clothister Hill.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 3 miles south of Moora Waters.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Hillswick
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.
Moora Waters
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.4386° or 60° 26′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.40717° or 1° 24′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CGWCHQV+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 173318651OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Soolmis Vird and Clothister Hill.
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