Skaw

American

[skaw] / skɔ /

noun

The, a cape at the N tip of Denmark.

Skaw British

/ skɔː /

noun

Also known as: Cape Skagen. Skagen. a cape at the N tip of Denmark

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A single bell will be rung at Skaw Beach on Unst in Shetland, the most northerly inhabited island of the UK.

From BBC

Bells will be ringing everywhere from Britain's northernmost inhabited house in Skaw in the Shetland Islands to the UK's most westerly church in Tresco in the Scilly Isles.

From The Guardian

Bells will be sounded in Britain's northernmost inhabited house in Skaw, the Shetland Isles, and the UK's most westerly church in Tresco, The Scilly Isles.

From BBC

Off the Skaw, the northernmost point of Denmark, a Danish man-of-war came alongside us.

From Project Gutenberg

For example, at Skaw in Shetland, the eclipse will begin at around 2105 GMT and remain visible for just under 10 minutes.

From BBC

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