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Uninhabited tidal island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland Not to be confused with Hunda.

Huney
Location
Huney is located in ShetlandHuneyHuneyHuney shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHP648063
Coordinates60°44′06″N 0°48′40″W / 60.735095°N 0.811143°W / 60.735095; -0.811143
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area17 hectares (42 acres)
Highest elevation19 m
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References
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 0.2 square kilometres (0.08 sq mi). 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 E49 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 UC-76. The wreck is now a designated war grave.

References

  1. "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 1 Shetland (Yell, Unst & Fetlar) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319228074.
  5. Pennington, Mike "The Yei, Huney" Geograph. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. "Hms/E49: Balta Sound, Unst, North sea". RCAHMS. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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60°44′N 0°49′W / 60.733°N 0.817°W / 60.733; -0.817

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