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Island

Shell Holm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°21′00″ N 2°56′00″ W

Map showing the location of Shell Holm Shell Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aikerness
1.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport20 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport44 km

About Shell Holm

Shell Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.

In comparison

  • 39 sights and natural places within 10 km Holm of Aikerness, Bay of Skaill

Climate of Shell Holm

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Shell Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)117901036750546074107125135124

Airports nearest to Shell Holm

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 km
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 44 km
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 100 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearest towns and villages

  • Aikerness Village, Orkney Islands
    1.6 km W
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    4.7 km SW
  • Rackwick Village, Orkney Islands
    2.7 km SW
  • Broughton Village, Orkney Islands
    4.7 km SW
  • Braehead Village, Orkney Islands
    5 km SW
  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    7.2 km S

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Sources & licences

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