Outer Holm of Skaw
60°23′21″N 0°54′20″W / 60.389079°N 0.905512°W
| Location | |
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  Outer Holm of Skaw | |
| Coordinates | 60°23′21″N 0°54′20″W / 60.389079°N 0.905512°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Highest elevation | 14 feet (4.3 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.[2]
Location
[edit]The Outer Holm of Skaw is 14 feet (4.3 m) high, and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north of Skaw Taing on the island of Whalsey. The 32 feet (9.8 m) high Inner Holm of Skaw lies between the Outer Holm of Skaw and Whalsey.[1]
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References
[edit]Citations
- ^ a b United States. Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 311.
- ^ Munro & Gittings 2006, p. 370.
Sources
- Munro, David M.; Gittings, Bruce M. (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Collins. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- United States. Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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