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Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa.With an area of 11 square miles (28 km 2), it is the fifth-largest island in Shetland.The population is around 360 people, [2] concentrated in the middle of the west coast, around Glebe and Fullaburn.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
The name Noss comes from the Old Norse nǫs, meaning nose. [8] The fact that the name given was nǫs and not nǫsøy (nose island) - as is the way most other islands of a similar size are named in Shetland - suggests that the island was originally a peninsula attached to the neighbouring Bressay, and that at some point between the arrival of the Vikings and the 16th century the isthmus joining ...
Bressay Lighthouse, Including Keeper's Accommodation, Toilet Block, Engine House, Oil Tanks, Horn House, Stores, Boundary Wall And Gatepiers 60°07′13″N 1°07′18″W / 60.120154°N 1.121547°W / 60.120154; -1.121547 ( Bressay Lighthouse, Including Keeper's Accommodation, Toilet Block, Engine House, Oil Tanks, Horn House ...
Located opposite Lerwick, across the Bressay Sound, Gardie is described by Historic Scotland as an "example of the smaller Scottish country house, unique in Shetland." [ 1 ] The house is protected as a category A listed building , [ 2 ] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland , the national ...
Brevard County (/ b r ə ˈ v ɑːr d / brə-VARD) is a county in the U.S. state of Florida.It is on the Atlantic coast of eastern Central Florida. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 606,612, making it the 10th-most populated county in Florida.
Several types of palms are native to the Florida Keys, including the Florida thatch palm (Thrinax radiata), which grows to its greatest size in Florida on the islands of the Keys. The Keys are also home to unique animal species, including the American crocodile , Key deer (protected by the National Key Deer Refuge ), and the Key Largo woodrat .