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    Out Skerries

    Part of Shetland

    The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland as well as Scotland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.

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    Overview

    The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland as well as Scotland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets24
    • Rocks & skerries60

    Major islands

    3
    • Out Skerries

      Out Skerries

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      43 m

      The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland as well as Scotland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.

    • Bruray

      Bruray

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      51 m

      Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement.

    • Grunay

      Grunay

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      25 m

      Grunay is an uninhabited island in the Out Skerries group, the most easterly part of Shetland, Scotland. Its area is 55.58 acres, or 22.49 hectares.

    Islets

    24
    • Filla30 m · 0.06 km²
    • North Benelip14 m · 0.04 km²
    • South Benelip9 m · 0.02 km²
    • The Hogg14 m · 0.01 km²
    • Short Guen7 m · 0.01 km²
    • Long Guen9 m · 1 ha
    • The Hogg2 m · 0.8 ha
    • Wether Holm9 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    60

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m51 mBruray43 mOut Skerries30 mFilla25 mGrunay18 mBound Skerry14 mNorth Benelip14 mThe Hogg13 mLittle Bound Skerry9 mSouth Benelip9 mLong Guen9 mWether Holm7 mShort Guen5 mOut Skerries5 mBillia Skerry
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Out Skerries: 1.5 km²Out SkerriesBruray: 0.53 km²BrurayGrunay: 0.26 km²GrunayFilla: 0.06 km²FillaNorth Benelip: 0.04 km²North BenelipBound Skerry: 0.03 km²Bound SkerrySouth Benelip: 0.02 km²South BenelipThe Hogg: 0.01 km²The HoggShort Guen: 0.01 km²Short GuenLong Guen: 1 haLong GuenLittle Bound Skerry: 0.9 haLittle Bound Sker…Easter Skerries: 0.8 haEaster SkerriesThe Hogg: 0.8 haThe HoggWether Holm: 0.7 haWether HolmUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandOut Skerries: 0.4 haOut SkerriesTamma Skerry: 0.4 haTamma SkerryBillia Skerry: 0.3 haBillia SkerryUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandHorn Skerry: 0.2 haHorn SkerryUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandOut Skerries: 0.1 haOut SkerriesUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Out Skerries1.5 km²
    Bruray0.53 km²
    Grunay0.26 km²
    Filla0.06 km²
    North Benelip0.04 km²
    Bound Skerry0.03 km²
    South Benelip0.02 km²
    The Hogg0.01 km²
    Short Guen0.01 km²
    Long Guen1 ha
    Little Bound Skerry0.9 ha
    Easter Skerries0.8 ha
    The Hogg0.8 ha
    Wether Holm0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Out Skerries0.4 ha
    Tamma Skerry0.4 ha
    Billia Skerry0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Horn Skerry0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Out Skerries0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Hevda Skerries<0.1 ha
    Swaba Stack<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Tou Stack<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Tou Geo<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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