| Mainland, Shetland | |
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| OS grid reference: | HU414553 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Unknown |
| Norse name: | Megenland |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse for 'mainland' |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 96,879 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 3 |
| Highest elevation: | Ronas Hill 450 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 17,550 |
| Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): | 2 out of 97 |
| Main settlement: | Lerwick |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Shetland |
| Local Authority: | Shetland Islands |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Ronas Hill or Rönies Hill; appears in various spellings is the highest point of Mainland Shetland, and the entire Shetland archipelago. Scotland covers an area of 78782 km² or 30341 mi², giving it a Population density of. For the aircraft see Saro Lerwick Lerwick is the only Burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. For the aircraft see Saro Lerwick Lerwick is the only Burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and
It has an area of 374 square miles, making it the third largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris and Skye. The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Lewis and Harris ( Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas agus na Hearadh) in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland Skye or the Isle of Skye ( Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach əɲ tʰʲelan s̪kʲiə
Mainland can be broadly divided into four sections. The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N
- The long southern peninsula, south of Lerwick, has a mixture of moorland and farmland and contains many important archaeological sites. The South Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying south of Hellister (60° 14′N Lerwick Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils In Geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to Plough) is an agricultural term meaning land that can be used for Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos
- The Central Mainland has more farmland and some woodland plantations. Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, UK. Sandwick may refer to a settlement on the east coast of Shetland, 15 miles south of Lerwick Sandwick Orkney: a parish on the west Scalloway ( Old Norse: Skalavagr - "bay with house" is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland Shetland Sumburgh Head is located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. The Central Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland, between Hellister, Aith and Voe. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest.
- The West Mainland
- the North Mainland - in particular the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind - is wild, with much moorland and coastal cliffs. The West Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying west of Aith (1° 23′ W Aith, ( Old Norse: Eið, meaning Isthmus cf Eday) is a settlement on the North coast of the West Shetland Mainland, approximately Walls, known locally as Waas, ( Old Norse: Vagar = "Sheltered Bays" ( Voes - the Ordnance Survey added the "ll" The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N Northmavine is a peninsula and parish in North Mainland, Shetland. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas Mavis Grind is a narrow Isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of Shetland Mainland in the Shetland Islands, UK. In Geography and Geology, a cliff is a significant vertical or near vertical rock exposure The North Mainland contains Sullom Voe, its oil terminal an important source of employment for the islanders. Sullom Voe is an Inlet between North Mainland and Northmavine on Shetland in Scotland. An oil depot (sometimes called a tank farm, installation or oil terminal) is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or Petrochemical
See also
- List of islands of Scotland
- List of the British Isles by area. "Brae" is also the Lowland Scots language word for Hill. North Roe is a village at the northern tip of the Mainland of Shetland. Vidlin (from Old Norse: Vaðill meaning a ford is a small Village located in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. This is a list of the Islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. This page is a list of the larger islands that comprise the British Isles, listing area and population data
References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. This is a list of the Islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Shorewatch
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