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    Scalloway Islands

    The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include:

    West and East Burra
    West and East Burra

    PaulT (Gunther Tschuch) / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    49 landforms

    Overview

    The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include:

    Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) East Burra (with Houss Ness) West Burra (with Kettla Ness) South Havra Little Havra Papa – belongs to Civil parish of Lerwick West Head of Papa (tidal) The aforementioned islands were all part of the ancient civil parish of Burra, which was merged with Lerwick in 1891. They are shown on coloured maps as part of Lerwick.

    Hildasay/Hildesay – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall Langa – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall Linga (not to be confused with numerous Shetland islands of the same name) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall Oxna – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall Trondra (linked to Mainland, and Burra by bridge) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall St Ninian's Isle, connected to the Mainland by a tombolo, is not far to the south - belongs to Civil parish of Dunrossness

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets20
    • Rocks & skerries21

    Major islands

    3
    • West Burra

      West Burra

      Area
      7.1 km²
      High point
      63 m

      West Burra (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['wast ˌbɔrə] WAST BURR-ə) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is the largest island in the Scalloway Islands. There are several prehistoric sites on the island.

    • East Burra

      East Burra

      Area
      5 km²
      High point
      81 m

      East Burra (Old Norse: Barrey) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is connected by a bridge to West Burra.

    • Trondra

      Trondra

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      59 m

      Trondra (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['trɒːndrə] TROND-rə) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of 275 hectares (1.06 sq mi).

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    20
    • West Head of Papa15 m · 0.09 km²
    • Cheynies21 m · 0.06 km²
    • Green Holm27 m · 0.04 km²
    • Hogg of Oxna11 m · 0.02 km²
    • Holm of Papil4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Spoose holm7 m · 0.01 km²
    • Atla Holm6 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    21
    • Fugla Stack22 m · 0.02 km²
    • Papa Skerry0.3 ha
    • Skervie Skerry0.1 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
    • Black Skerry<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m81 mEast Burra63 mWest Burra59 mTrondra42 mSouth Havra32 mOxna27 mGreen Holm26 mPapa24 mLittle Havra22 mFugla Stack21 mCheynies18 mCheynies15 mWest Head of Papa11 mHogg of Oxna7 mSpoose holm
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110West Burra: 7.1 km²West BurraEast Burra: 5 km²East BurraTrondra: 2.8 km²TrondraOxna: 0.71 km²OxnaSouth Havra: 0.62 km²South HavraPapa: 0.44 km²PapaCheynies: 0.14 km²CheyniesLittle Havra: 0.12 km²Little HavraWest Head of Papa: 0.09 km²West Head of PapaCheynies: 0.06 km²CheyniesGreen Holm: 0.04 km²Green HolmHogg of Oxna: 0.02 km²Hogg of OxnaHolm of Papil: 0.02 km²Holm of PapilFugla Stack: 0.02 km²Fugla StackSpoose holm: 0.01 km²Spoose holmAtla Holm: 0.01 km²Atla HolmUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandMerry Holm: 0.3 haMerry HolmPapa Skerry: 0.3 haPapa SkerryUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandSkervie Skerry: 0.1 haSkervie SkerryUnnamed island: 0.1 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 islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandBlack Skerry: <0.1 haBlack SkerryUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    West Burra7.1 km²
    East Burra5 km²
    Trondra2.8 km²
    Oxna0.71 km²
    South Havra0.62 km²
    Papa0.44 km²
    Cheynies0.14 km²
    Little Havra0.12 km²
    West Head of Papa0.09 km²
    Cheynies0.06 km²
    Green Holm0.04 km²
    Hogg of Oxna0.02 km²
    Holm of Papil0.02 km²
    Fugla Stack0.02 km²
    Spoose holm0.01 km²
    Atla Holm0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Merry Holm0.3 ha
    Papa Skerry0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Skervie Skerry0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 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
    Black Skerry<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

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs