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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.3136,Lat: 60.2342
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	15:35:51pm
At island	Mainland-shetland
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	Shetland West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hellister	1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Huxter	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Heglibister	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Tresta	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Westerfield	2.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	353 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	524 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	672 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sound lies at the North Sea (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 2.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Scalla Field with a height of 281 meter (at a distance of 7.1 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 495.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 693 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Shetland Islands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 362 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

27.5 km2

43%

Wet nature

21.9 km2

34.1%

Agriculture

13.8 km2

21.6%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sound in country Scotland

Sound at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	175 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	368 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	487 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sound
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shetland Islands

Type of weather in Shetland Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:13 Europe/Amsterdam