Nissetter
Nissetter is a residential area in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Nissetter is situated nearby to the islet Gluss Isle, as well as near the peak Faan Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sullom Voe.
Sullom Voe
Islet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sullom Voe is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It divides the Northmavine peninsula from the remainder of Mainland. Sullom Voe is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nissetter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillswick and Mavis Grind.
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.
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 6 miles south of Nissetter.
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.
Nissetter
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.48279° or 60° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.35331° or 1° 21′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CGWFJMW+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 385751414OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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