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Balta

Balta is an island in , . Balta is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Unst Bus Shelter and Balta Sound Lighthouse.

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The , also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter, is a bus shelter and near the village of , on the isle of , Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Lighthouse
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near , on the island of , Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Haroldswick.

Village
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is the largest settlement on the island of in , Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the .

Hamlet
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or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland Islands, , and is one of the most northerly settlements in the .

Locality
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is a locality.

Balta

Latitude
60.752° or 60° 45′ 7″ north
Longitude
-0.7851° or 0° 47′ 6″ west
Open location code
9CGXQ627+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 726956763
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
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