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Saxa Vord

Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the… Read more…

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Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. As of July 2019 it is once more a fully operational radar station, after closure in 2006. The station's motto Praemoneo de Periculis reflects its role.

RAF Saxa Vord is further north than Saint Petersburg in Russia, and on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska. The station was named after Saxa Vord, which is the highest hill on Unst at 935 ft. It holds the unofficial British record for wind speed, which in 1992 was recorded at 197 mph — just before the measuring equipment blew away.

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Address ZE2 9, United Kingdom
Coordinates 60°49'41.785" N, 0°50'25.25" W
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Saxa Vord
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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