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Ve Skerries

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The Ve Skerries, also called the Vee Skerries, are a group of low, rocky skerries three miles northwest of Papa Stour off the west coast of Shetland, Scotland, taking their name from the Old Norse Vestan sker, meaning West Skerries. They mark the southwest perimeter of St Magnus Bay. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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The Ve Skerries or Vee Skerries (Shaetlan pronunciation: [də 'viː skɛriz] də VEE skeh-reez; Old Norse: Vestan sker, West Skerries) are a group of low skerries (rocky islands) three miles (4.8 km) north west of Papa Stour, on the west coast of Shetland, Scotland.
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