North Isle of Gletness
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Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...
. It is east of the Shetland Mainland, near Gletness in Nesting parish
Nesting, Shetland
Nesting is a parish in the east of Mainland, Shetland. It includes not only a part of the Mainland, measure about twelve miles by four, on coast and seaboard from Gletness to Lunna Ness; comprehends also the islands of Whalsay and the Out Skerries, and is much diversified on all its coasts by voes...
, and is so called in contradistinction to the South Isle of Gletness
South Isle of Gletness
The South Isle of Gletness is an islet off Gletness, in Nesting in east central, Mainland, Shetland. It is 30m at its highest point.Amongst its features are some caves.The North Isle of Gletness is nearby.-References:*...
. It is 33m at its highest point.
There are several small skerries surrounding it.