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Lerwick (/ ˈ l ɛ r ɪ k / or / ˈ l ɜː r w ɪ k /; Old Norse: Leirvik; Norn: Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. [3] It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom.
Lerwick Observatory (also known as Lerwick Magnetic Observatory) is a British meteorological observatory located near the port of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Along with Eskdalemuir and Hartland, Lerwick is one of three permanent geomagnetic observatories in the United Kingdom and is operated by the Met Office .
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. The islands lie about 50 miles (80 kilometres) to the northeast of Orkney, 110 mi (170 km) from mainland Scotland and 140 mi (220 km) west of Norway.
The Met Office said the lights were “observed across Scotland, clearly visible from Shetland webcams” and sightings were reported across some central and eastern parts of England. Stunning ...
Lerwick Tolbooth is a former judicial building on Commercial Street in Lerwick in Shetland in Scotland. The building, which is used as a lifeboat station, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]
Lerwick Lifeboat 17-10 Michael and Jane Vernon. In storm force 11 conditions, which had battered the Shetland Islands for days, cancelling all ferry services, the 3,624 ton refrigerated cargo vessel Green Lily, with 15 crew, departed Lerwick in the early hours on 19 November 1997, loaded with frozen fish, and bound for West Africa.
The force said the remains were found inside the small aircraft, which was recovered from the water north-east of Lerwick, Shetland. The plane was discovered on Friday afternoon and brought ashore ...
Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland.The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse.