This is a list of Shetland islands in

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. The Shetland archipelago is located north of mainland Scotland and the capital

Lerwick Lerwick ( or ; ; ) 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. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom. Centred ...

is almost equidistant from

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and

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in Scotland. The

Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...

archipelago comprises about 300 islands and

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, of which 16 are inhabited. In addition to the Shetland Mainland the larger islands are

Unst Unst (; ) 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 Shetland Mainland, Mainland and Yell (island), Yell. It has an area o ...

, Yell and Fetlar. The definition of an island used in this list is that it is land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis, but not necessarily at all stages of the tide, excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways. There are four islands joined to the Shetland Mainland by bridges, East Burra, West Burra, Trondra, and Muckle Roe. There is also a bridge from Housay to Bruray. Nowhere in Shetland is more than three miles (5 km) from the sea. Mavis Grind (

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for "gate of the narrow

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") is a narrow neck of land little more than 100 metres (328 feet) wide separating St. Magnus Bay and the Atlantic in the west from

Sullom Voe Sullom Voe is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It divides the Northmavine peninsula from the remainder of Mainland (the two are connected by an isthmus at the head of the voe known as Mavis Grind). It i ...

and the

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in the east. The

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of Shetland is complex with numerous faults and fold axes. These islands are the northern outpost of the

Caledonian orogeny The Caledonian orogeny was a mountain-building cycle recorded in the northern parts of the British Isles, the Scandinavian Caledonides, Svalbard, eastern Greenland and parts of north-central Europe. The Caledonian orogeny encompasses events tha ...

and there are outcrops of Lewisian, Dalradian and Moine metamorphic rocks with similar histories to their equivalents on the Scottish mainland. Similarly, there are also

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deposits and

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intrusions. The most distinctive feature is the ultrabasic

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peridotite Peridotite ( ) is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. Peridotite is ultramafic, as the rock contains less than 45% silica. It is high in magnesium (Mg2+), reflecting the high pr ...

and

gabbro Gabbro ( ) is a phaneritic (coarse-grained and magnesium- and iron-rich), mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface. Slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro is ch ...

on Unst and Fetlar, which is a remnant of the

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floor. Much of the island's economy depends on the oil-bearing sediments in the surrounding seas.Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) ''Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland''. London. HarperCollins. In the post-glacial epoch, , the islands experienced a tsunami up to 20 metres high caused by the

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s, an immense underwater landslip off the coast of Norway. The islands all fall within the

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local authority. They have been continuously inhabited since

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times and experienced Norse rule for several centuries, the first written records being the Norse sagas."Walk in Scotland: Orkney and Shetland"
Visit Scotland. Retrieved 15 July 2007."A History of Shetland"
Visit Shetland. Retrieved 25 July 2007. The excavations at Jarlshof near the southern end of the Mainland have provided archaeological evidence of life in Shetland since

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times and the annual

Up Helly Aa Up Helly Aa ( ; literally "Up Holy ">ay/nowiki> All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season. Each festival involves a torchlit processio ...

fire festivals are a living reminder of Shetland's Viking past. The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide and there are numerous

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s as an aid to navigation. A small

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in Shetland recently achieved a world record of 58% capacity over the course of a year. The indigenous Shetland ponies are reputed for their strength and hardiness.

Main list

The Scalloway Islands are a small archipelago at the entrance to Weisdale Voe in the South West. The North Isles is the name given to the group including Yell, Unst and Fetlar. There are also numerous islands in Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell and in St. Magnus Bay to the west, especially near the strait of Swarbacks Minn, but the number and diverse locations of the Shetland islands makes further classification difficult. Records for the last date of settlement for the smaller uninhabited islands are incomplete, but almost of the islands listed here would have been inhabited at some point during the

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, Norse or modern periods. 'Ward' appears regularly as the name of the highest point on the island. The derivation of the name is from those high places being used for the lighting of warning beacons. The total population of the archipelago was 21,988 in 2001 and had grown to 23,167 by the time of the 2011 census.

Smaller islets and skerries

This is a continuing list of uninhabited smaller Shetland islands, tidal islets only separated at higher stages of the tide, and skerries which are only exposed at lower stages of the tide. Many of these islets are called "

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" from the

''holmr'', meaning a "small and rounded islet". "Swarta Skerry" (Old Norse:' ''svartar sker'') – "black skerry" is also a common name, as are "

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", meaning "heather island", "Taing" (Old Norse: ''tangi'') meaning "tongue" and "Flaesh" (Old Norse: ''fles'') meaning "flat skerry". "Hog" and "calf" are used to indicate a small island, in the latter case usually adjacent to a larger one.

Surrounding the mainland

*North-east Mainland: Bronga, Flat Stack, Green Isle, Hellam, Hog Island, Longa Skerry, Muckle Stack, Sandrift Skerries, Scarve Skerry, Skerry of Lunning, Stack of the Skersons, Stany Hog, Swarta Skerry (3), Taing. *South Nesting Bay: Climnie, Corn Holm, Cunning Holm, Fiska Skerry, Haerie, Holm of Skellister, Inner Voder, Linga Skerries, Litla Billan, Muckla Billan, Muckle Fladdicap, South Holm, Spentlie Holm. *East Mainland: Aiplin, Aswick Skerries, Brethren, Eswick Holm, Gult Holm, Holm of Califf, Holms of Vatsland, Hoo Stack, Little Holm, North Isle of Gletness, South Holm, South Isle of Gletness, Stacks of Vatsland, Stunger, Tainga Skerry. *South Mainland: Balla Skerry, Big Kiln, Big Skerry, Black Skerry, Broad Stack, Cloki Stack, Colsay, Dedda Skerry, Great Skerry, Hog of the Holm, Hog of the Ness, Holm of Helliness, Holm of Sound, Horse Holm, Lady's Holm, Little Holm, Little Tind, Longa Skerry, Loos Laward, Lyoonigie Skerry, Muckle Hallitie, Ord Skerries, Ripack Stack, Scarfa Skerry, Scarfi Skerry, Scarf Taing, Seli Stack, Skerries of Longi-geo, Skerries of Sunngeo, Skerry of Okraquoy, Skersan, Skersund Skerry, Stack of Baronsgeo, Stack of Billyageo, Stack of Okraquoy, Stack of Otter Geo, Starling Rock, Swarta Skerry, The Moul, Wester Skerry, Whale Back. *St Ninian's Isle: Coar Holm, Fora Stack, High Herbi Clett, Hevda, Hich Holm, Inns Holm, Loose Head, Sand Skerry, Sweyn Holm. *South West Mainland: Billia Cletts, Black Skerry, Burwick Holm, Cure Holm, Griskerry, Holm of Maywick, Hoove Holm, Kirk Skerry, Little Fogla Stack, Sheep-pund, The Skerry. *Weisdale Voe: Flotta,

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, Havra Skerry, Holm of Quoyness, Holms of Hogaland, Hoggs of Hoy,

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, Ingra Pund, Junk, North Havra, Scarf Stane, Silver Skerry. *Walls and Sandness: Aa Skerry, Aaskerry Taing, Berga Stack, Bousta Skerries, Braga, Broch of West Burrafirth, Brough Skerries, Stacks, Burga Stacks, Burnant Stack, Clett (2), Cley Stacks, Crabba Skerry, Daa Skerry, Erne's Stack (2), Fore Holm, Galta Skerry, Galta Stack, Giltarump, Grava Skerries, Groni Stack, Grossa Stack, Holm of Gruting, Holm of Sefster, Isle of West Burrafirth. Kirk Holm, Lang Stack, Litla Stack, Little Flaes, Long Skerry, Moo Stack, Muckle Flaes, Muman Skerry, Neean Skerry, Riv Skerries, Rusna Stacks, Seli Stack, Skerries of Easter Paill, Skerries of Tunasdaal, Skerries of Watsness, Skerry of Dale, Skerry of Stools, Skerry of the Wick, Snap, Swaaba Stack, Tainga Skerries, The Bak, The Heag, The Peak, Trea Wick, Turl Stack. *Swarbacks Minn & Olna Firth: Burgastoo, Green Holm, Heathery Holm, Holm of Burrafirth, Inga's Holm, Oggar Holm. *Northmavine: Black Skerry, Black Skerry of Ramnageo, Burro Stacks, Dore Holm, Egilsay, Eina Stack, Gill Stack, Gruna Stack, Holm of Culsetter, Isle of Gunnister, Isle of Nibon, Isle of Niddister, Isle of Westerhouse, Little Ossa, Moo Stack (2), Muckle Ossa, Nista Skerries, Scarf Skerry, Skerry of Eshaness, Isle of Stenness, Stivva, Swart Skerry, Targies, The Bruddans, The Drongs, The Hogg, The Runk. *North Roe: Buska Stack, Burka Stack, Fugla Ness, Galti Stack (2), Gruna Stack, Hevda Skerries, Inner Booth, Little Gruna Stacks, Longa Skerry, Moo Stack, Munga Skerries, Nista Skerries, Outer Booth, Ship's Stone, Skerries of Fuglaness, Skerry of Skersound, Stack of Sumra, Stack of Weinnia-neap, Stuack, The Cleiver, The Hog, The Roodrans, The Stab, Troll Kona Stack, Valti Stack, Wilma Stack. ** Gruney and the Ramna Stacks: The Club, Barlcudda, Flae-ass, Fladda, Ofoora, Stab, Hyter (formerly Driter), Speolk, Turla, Scordar, Outer Stack, Gaut Skerries. *Yell Sound and

: Bark Stack, Billia Skerry, Fish Holm,

, Little Holm, Little Roe, Longa Skerry, Lunna Holm, Meokame Skerry, Muckle Holm, North Holm of Burravoe, Outer Skerry, Pund of Barravoe, Sand Skerry, Setter Holm, Sinna Skerry, Skea Skerry, South Holm of Burravoe, Stack of Stavgeo, The Castle, The Flaess, The Neap, Trolla Stack, Trunka, Ungam, Wether Holm. a. Lunna Holm to The Keen. b. The Keen to Moul of Eswick. c. Moul of Eswick to Easter Rova Head by Lerwick. d. Easter Rova Head to St Ninian's Isle. e. St Ninian's Isle to Usta Ness. f. Usta Ness to Fora Ness. g. Fora Ness to Face of Neeans. h. Face of Neeans to Roe Sound. i. Roe Sound to The Faither. j. The Faither to Point of Fethaland. k. Point of Fethaland to Lunna Holm.

Surrounding other islands

In the vicinity of: *Bigga; Sigga Skerry, Uynarey. *Brother Isle; Stoura Baa, Tinga Skerry. *Bressay; Flada Cap, Fugla Skerry, Holm of Beosetter, Holm of Cruester, Holm of Gunnista, Holm of Mel, Holm Skerry of Beosetter, Inner Score, Loofa Baa, Outer Score, Stoura Clett. *East Burra; Holm of Hous, Holm of Papil, Peerie Hom of Clett, Scarf Skerry, Stacks of Houssness, Taing of Symbister. *Fair Isle; Breiti Stack, Fogli Stack, Hoiliff, Lang Cole, Oa Stack, Stacks of Skroo, Swaabi Cole, The Burrian, The Crivv, The Fless, The Keels, The Skerry. *Fetlar; Braga, Calf of Daaey, Daaey, Outer Brough, Ruir Holm, Scarf Skerry, Stacks of Scambro, Stany Holm, The Clett, The Flaeshins, The Fludir,

Urie Lingey Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west. Geography Urie Lingey is 1 km north of Urie Ness on Fetla whence the name. Lingey means a "heather island". Daaey is to the south e ...

. *Foula; Arvra Skerry, Blobrick, Da Baas o Stremness, Da Buddle Stane, Da Gloor, Da Rippack Stack, Da Sheepie, Da Skerries o da Rokness, Da Skerry o Hellabrik, Gaada Stack, Muntavie Stack. *Hildasay; Easter Score Holm, Hogg of Linga, Hoe Skerry (east), Hoe Skerry (north), Langa,

, Lunga Skerries, North Score Holm, Sanda Little, Sanda Stour, Swarta Skerry, The Nev, The Skerry, The Skult. *Mousa; Peerie Bard. *Muckle Roe; Burki Skerries, Crog Holm, Lee Skerries, Lothan, Murbie Stacks, Riding Stack, Spindle, Swabi Stack, Tame Holm. *Noss; Holm of Noss. *Out Skerries; Billia Skerry, Bound Skerry, Easter Skerry, Filla, Flat Lamba Stack, Grunay, Hevda Skerries, Horn Skerry, Lamba Stack, Little Bound Skerry, Little Skerry, Long Guen, Muckle Skerry, North Benelip, Old Man's Stack, Short Guen, South Benelip, Swaba Stack, Tamma Skerry, The Hogg, Vongs, Wether Holm. *Oxna; Bullia Skerry, Bulta, Bulta Skerry, Burrian, Cheynies, Hoggs of Oxna, Retta Skerries, Spoose Holm, Steggies. *Papa; Hogg of Papa, Papa Skerry, Skerry of Bag, West Head of Papa. *Papa Stour; Aesha Stack, Boinna Skerry, Borse Skerry, Brei Holm, Fogla Skerry, Forewick Holm, Galti Stacks, Holm of Melby, Koda Skerry, Lyra Skerry, Maiden Stack, Skerries of Quidaness, Skerry of Lambaness, Sula Stack, Swarta Skerry, The Horn, Tiptans Skerry, Wilma Skerry. ** Ve Skerries: Helliogoblo, North Skerry, Ormal, Reaverack, The Clubb. *South Havra:

Little Havra Little Havra is a small island off the west of South Mainland in Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking ...

. *Trondra: Black Skerry, Burland Skerry, Green Holm, Merry Holm, Skervie Skerry, Whaleback Skerry. *Unst; Baa Skerries, Braava Skerries, Brindacks, Brough Holm, Crickie's Chair, Cudda Stack, Flodda Stack, Haaf Gruney, Hevda Skerry, Hinda Stack, Holm of Heogland, Holm of Skaw, Humla Stack, Huney, Hunts Holm, Inner Flaess, Lang Holm, Leegal Skerry, Little Flugga, Littlewick Stack, Longa Stacks,

Muckle Flugga Muckle Flugga () is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the most northerly hill in Scotland and is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is ...

, Neapna Stack, North Croga Skerry, North Holms,

Out Stack Out Stack () is an island in Shetland, and the northernmost point of Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. It lies northeast of Muckle Flugga and north of the island of Unst. It is one of the North Isles of the Shetland I ...

, Reasings, Round Holm, Rumblings, Ruskock, Sound Gruney, South Croga Skerry, South Holms, Stackingro, Stackins-hocka, Stacks of Poindie, The Buss, The Greing, The Taing, Tipta Skerry, Tonga Stack, Tooa Stack, Tooral Stack, The Trinks o' Clave, The Vere, Urda Stack, Vesta Skerry, Whid Stack, Wilna Stack, Wurs Stack. *Uyea, Northmavine: Big Nev, Dorra Stack, Little Nev, Out Shuna Stack, Robert Irvine's Skerry, The Burrier. *Uyea, Unst: Cliva Skerries, Scarf Stack, Wedder Holm. *Vaila: Burrier Stacks, Gaada Stacks, Gluibuil, Holm of Breibister, Holm of Burrastow, Holm of Stapness, Humla Stack,

, Skerries of Linga, Stack of the Cuillian. *Vementry: Black Stane, Gruna, Holms of Uyea-sound,

, Skewart Holm, Swaba Stacks, Swarbacks Skerry, The Heag. *West Burra: Atla Holm, Black Stacks, Fugla Stack, Inner Skerry, Kettla Ness, Muckle Skerry, Red Skerries, Stack of Sandwick, Trondra Skerry, Ukna Skerry, West Skerry. *West Linga: Beilla Skerry, Bruse Holm, Calf of Linga, Calf of Little Linga, Calf of Score Holm, Hunder Holm, Ketill Holm, Little Linga, Longa Skerry, Marra Flaeshins, Score Holm, Swarta Skerry, The Flaeshans, Wether Holm. *Whalsay; Flaeshans of Sandwick, Holm of Sandwick, Inner Holm of Skaw, Isbister Holm, Mooa, Nacka Skerry, Nista, Outer Holm of Skaw, Sava Skerry, Skate of Marrister, Trota Stack. ** East Linga; Burlastack of Rumble, Calf of Linga, Flaeshans of Rumble, Grif Skerry, Longa Skerries, Longa Stack, Rumble, Swarta Skerries. *Yell; Aastack, Bigga, Black Skerry, Brother Isle, Brough, Burravoe Chest, Fish Holm, Gloup Holm, Gold Skerry, Green Holm, Grey Stack, Holm of West Sandwick, Horns of the Roe, Kay Holm,

, Muckle Holm, Neapaback Skerries, Orfasay, Outsta Ness, Rug, Skerry Wick, Stacks of Stuis, Sweinna Stack, The Clapper, The Quidin, Whalegeo Stacks, Whilkie Stack.

Tidal islands

St Ninian's Isle St Ninian's Isle is a small tied island connected by the largest tombolo in the UK to the south-western coast of the Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. It is part of the civil parish of Dunrossness on the South Mainland. The tombolo, known loca ...

is connected to Mainland Shetland by the largest active

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in the

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. Although the 'isle' is greater than 40 hectares in size it fails to meet the definition of an island used in this list as it is only surrounded by water during occasional

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s and storms. Gluss Isle, similarly, is a

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connected to the mainland with a tombolo, and as such is not truly an island. Huney also has a tombolo that may connect it to

at very low tides.Pennington, Mik
"The Yei, Huney"
Geograph. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

Marilyns

References and footnotes

;General references * Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) ''The Scottish Islands''. Edinburgh. Canongate. * * * Schei, Liv Kjørsvik (2006) ''The Shetland Isles''. Grantown-on-Spey. Colin Baxter Photography. ;Specific references and notes {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Shetland Islands *List

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