Whaleback skerry

Whaleback skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whaleback skerry is situated nearby to the islet Skervie Skerry, as well as near Black Skerry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Holm and Langa.

Green Holm

Islet

Green Holm, is a small uninhabited island 500 metres north of Burra Ness at the north end of the island of Burra and on the west side of the main shipping lane into Scalloway, in Shetland.

Langa is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. The islands are connected by a tombolo and are separated at high tide. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland.

Papa

Islet

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Papa is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland. Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands. The population was 20 in 1871, 14 in 1881 and 23 in 1891.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalloway and Burwick.

Scalloway

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Burwick

Hamlet

Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands.

Quarff

Village

Photo: Shimgray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 3½ miles southeast of Whaleback skerry.

Whaleback skerry

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.13181° or 60° 7′ 55″ north

Longitude

-1.31512° or 1° 18′ 54″ west

Open location code

9CGW4MJM+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 229423765

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skervie Skerry and Black Skerry.

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