Sullom Voe
Sullom Voe is an inlet of the North Sea between the parishes of Delting and Northmavine in Shetland, Scotland. It is a location of the Sullom Voe oil terminal and Shetland Gas Plant.[1] The word Voe is from the Old Norse vagr and denotes a small bay or narrow creek.[2] The head of the voe makes up the eastern side of Mavis Grind.
The Voe, the longest in Shetland, and partially sheltered by the island of
airfield during World War II both by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Air Force as a location for flying boats.[3] With the coming of the oil terminal, the remains of the airfield were upgraded and modernised to create Scatsta Airport which was primarily used to service the terminal.[3]
The first
North Atlantic oil fields as well.[1]
When
Atlantic
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Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Sullom Voe". BP. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Voe". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Sullom Voe". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ Zetland County Council Act 1974.
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