Bluemull Sound

Location of Bluemull Sound between Unst and Yell islands

Bluemull Sound is the strait between Unst and Yell in Shetland's North Isles. A ferry service crosses it regularly. Cullivoe is on the Yell side, and the island of Linga lies in the strait.

The "world's first community-owned tidal power generator" became operational in Bluemull Sound in April 2014. The turbine is a 30 kW Nova Innovation device, owned by the North Yell Development Council ^[1] and is connected to the local grid via 1 km subsea cable; helping power an ice house and up to 30 local homes.

The Sound was referred to as "Blumel sound" in early 1800 nautical references^[2]^[3] It was later referred to as Bluemull Sound in 1865.^[4] It is unclear why there is such a discrepancy in the name.

References

↑ North Yell Development Council - www.northyell.co.uk/tide.php
↑ John Chandler (1809). The New Seaman's Guide, and Coaster's Companion: Containing, in Part I. Complete Sailing Directions ... Through the River Thames ... Part II. For the Northern Navigation ... Part III. A New and Accurate Table of Magnetic Bearings ... To which are Subjoined Copious Tables of Latitudes and Longitudes ... Also New Tables of the Sun's Declination, from 1809 to 1824. P. Mason. pp. 274–.
↑ The Quarterly journal of science, literature and art. 1822. pp. 212–.
↑ Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History. J. Van Voorst. 1865-01-01.

North Isles, Shetland Islands

Inhabited islands	Fetlar Unst Yell

Other islands	Balta Brough Holm Gloup Holm Haaf Gruney Hascosay Huney Linga Muckle Flugga Out Stack Sound Gruney Urie Lingey Uyea

Towns and villages	Aywick Baltasound Belmont Burravoe Copister Cullivoe Gloup Gutcher Houbie Haroldswick Mid Yell Skaw Ulsta Uyeasound West Sandwick

Points of interest	Belmont House Brough Lodge Burgi Geos Daal of Lumbister Hermaness Muness Castle Old Haa Museum RAF Saxa Vord Unst Bus Shelter Valhalla Brewery

Coordinates: 60°41′01″N 00°59′12″W / 60.68361°N 0.98667°W / 60.68361; -0.98667

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