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Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom . Until 1975, it was known as Zetland .
Orkney (/ ˈ ɔːr k n i /), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but is now considered incorrect. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are ...
Orkney islands map This is a list of Orkney islands in Scotland. The Orkney archipelago is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of mainland Scotland and comprises over 70 islands and skerries, of which 20 are permanently inhabited. In addition to the Orkney Mainland there are three groups of islands. The North and South Isles lie respectively north and south of Mainland. The Pentland Skerries ...
Shetland. The phrase "Northern Isles" generally refers to the main islands of the Orkney and Shetland archipelagos. The Island of Stroma, which lies between mainland Scotland and Orkney, is part of Caithness, so for local government purposes it falls under the jurisdiction of the Highland council area, rather than that of Orkney.
Shetland 753 743 101.35 19 Unst: Shetland 720 12,068 5.97 20 Westray: Orkney 563 4,713 11.95 21 Seil: Argyll and Bute 560 1,329 42.14 22 Sanday: Orkney 478 5,043 9.48 23 Bressay: Shetland 384 2,805 13.69 24 Burray: Orkney 357 903 39.53 25 Stronsay: Orkney 343 3,275 10.47 26 Scalpay: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 322 653 49.31 27 Shapinsay: Orkney ...
An undersea tunnel between the archipelago and Caithness, at a length of about 9–10 miles (14–16 km) and a tunnel connecting Orkney Mainland to Shapinsay have been discussed, [57] [58] although little has come of it. Shetland Islands. Several Shetland islands are joined to the Shetland Mainland: West Burra and East Burra (via Trondra ...
The population in 2011 was recorded as 17,162, [3] an increase of just over 12% on the 2001 population of 15,315. ... Blaeu's 1654 map of Orkney and Shetland. It uses ...
Unst (/ ˈ ʌ n s t /; Norn: Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of 46 sq mi (120 km 2). [4] Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs.