Mousa

Mousa
Mousa as seen from Mainland
Waters	North Sea
Archipelago	Shetland Islands
Geographical location	59 ° 59 '43 "  N , 1 ° 10' 55"  W Coordinates: 59 ° 59 '43 "  N , 1 ° 10' 55"  W.
length	2.4 km
width	1.3 km
surface	1.8 km²
Highest elevation	Mid field 73  m
Residents	uninhabited
The Mousa brochure

Mousa is a small Scottish Shetland island, east of the main island Mainland , which is separated from it by the Mousa Sound, which is about one kilometer wide.

administration

Mousa belongs to the Community council area Sandwick , or the former Civil parish Sandwick, which was incorporated into Dunrossness towards the end of the 19th century .

geography

The flat and treeless island is about 2.5 km long in a north-west-south-east direction and a good one kilometer wide. It consists of the smaller North Isle in the northwest and the South Isle in the southeast, which are separated from each other by the incised bays East Ham and West Ham .

Mousa has been uninhabited since the 19th century at the latest and is home to numerous species of birds. It can be visited with organized tours. The Mousa brochure is one of the best-preserved brochures ever.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sandwick Community Council Area Statement

Web links

Commons : Mousa  - collection of images, videos and audio files