Island
Island is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Island is situated nearby to the village Mid Yell, as well as near the peak Hill of Lussetter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yell and Hascosay.
Yell
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Yell is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland. It's 20 miles long by 5 miles wide, thinly populated: 966 as of 2011.
Hascosay
Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hascosay is situated 1½ miles east of Island.
Whitehill Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehill Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid Yell and Aywick.
Mid Yell
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island Yell, the second-largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile from its junction with the A968 road.
Aywick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aywick is a small settlement on the east side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in Aywick. Aywick is situated 3 miles south of Island.
Otterswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. Otterswick is situated 3½ miles south of Island.
Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.60234° or 60° 36′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.0375° or 1° 2′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CGWJX27+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 405130618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Highlights include Linkshouse Pier and Hill of Lussetter.
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