Scotland

Balta

Uninhabited

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Typesea island
GroupShetland
Area0.86 km²
Population0
Location60.75022, -0.79193

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Shetland collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Balta

Geology

Bedrock: Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Cambrian To Ordovician (Mafic Igneous-Rock), Cambrian–Ordovician. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Fair Isle
Inchcailloch
Iona
Islay
Isle of Arran
Isle of Bute
Isle of Mull
Isle of Skye

Sources

Wikidata · Q805547 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.