Stroms Hellier
Stroms Hellier is a steep-sided rocky cove located off the Swartz Geo inlet on Fair Isle in the Scottish Shetland Islands. On 27 September 1588 one of the vessels of the Spanish Armada, El Gran Grifón, foundered here during the night, and many of the ship's crew climbed her masts as she was sinking and made it to shore.- Bay
- …is also known as “Stroms Heelor”
- Description: cove in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fair Isle and Fair Isle Airport.
Fair Isle Airport
Aerodrome
Fair Isle Airport, is a regional airport located in Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonybreck.
Stroms Hellier
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Latitude
59.5162° or 59° 30′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.6276° or 1° 37′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CFWG98C+FX
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Stroms Hellier” goes by many names.
- French: “Stroms Hellier”
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