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Outer Holm of Skaw
Coordinates 60°23′21″N 0°54′20″W / 60.389079°N 0.905512°W / 60.389079; -0.905512
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Highest elevation 14 feet (4.3 m)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population 0
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The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Location

The Outer Holm of Skaw is 14 feet (4.3 m) high, and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north of Skaw Taing on the island of Whalsey. The 32 feet (9.8 m) high Inner Holm of Skaw lies between the Outer Holm of Skaw and Whalsey.

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