Huney
Sign in to saveleft|thumb|Huney from Unst 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 Balta and has an area of just under . Huney is separated from Unst by a narrow channel called The Yei. At extremely low tides a sandy tombolo may connect Huney to Unst.
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Shetland
- Scottish island.caption
- Huney shown within Shetland
- Scottish island.GridReference
- HP648063
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- 19 m
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Shetland
- Scottish island.local authority
- Shetland Islands
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- Instance of
- tidal island
- Part of
- Shetland Islands
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Shetland Islands
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Huney.jpg
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- Huney
- located in/on physical feature
- Shetland Islands
- historic county
- Shetland Islands
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left|thumb|Huney from Unst 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 Balta and has an area of just under . Huney is separated from Unst by a narrow channel called The Yei. At extremely low tides a sandy tombolo may connect Huney to Unst.
The World War I British E-class submarine 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 . The wreck is now a designated war grave.
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