Huney
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Huney shown within Shetland
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OS grid reference | HP648063 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Area | 17 hectares (42 acres)[1] |
Highest elevation | 19 m |
Political geography | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Shetland Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 0[2] |
References | [3][4] |
Huney is an uninhabited island due east of the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The island is located approximately 1 kilometre south west of the Balta and has an area of just under Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. Huney is linked to Unst at an extremely low tide by a sandy tombolo called the Yei of Huney. It is uninhabited.[3]
The World War I British E class submarine E49 was sunk in the channel between Huney and Balta with the loss of 3 officers and 28 ratings on 12 March 1917. The submarine was heading out of Balta Sound on patrol when it struck a Naval mine probably lain by German U-boat UC-76. The wreck is now a designated war grave.[5]
References
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- ↑ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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- ↑ "Hms/E49: Balta Sound, Unst, North sea". RCAHMS. Retrieved 23 September 2013.