The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite

Scalloway Scalloway ( non, Skálavágr, "bay with the large house(s)") is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census. N ...

on south west of the

Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

. They form a mini-

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arc ...

and include: * Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) **

East Burra East Burra ( sco, East Burra; Old Norse: "Barrey"Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) ''Orkneyinga Saga''. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a ...

(with Houss Ness) **

West Burra West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is connected by bridge to East Burra. With an area of , it is the eleventh-largest of the Shetland Islands. Geography The nearby south-facing s ...

South Havra South Havra ( sco, Sooth Haevra; non, Hafrey), formerly Hevera, is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland. Geography and geology South Havra lies south of Burra and west of the southern peninsula of the Mainland. ...

Little Havra Little Havra is a small island off the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is at its highest point, upon which there is a cairn. It is located west of South Havra South Havra ( sco, Sooth Haevra; non, Hafrey), formerly Hevera, is an uninha ...

** Papa – belongs to Civil parish of Lerwick **

West Head of Papa West Head of Papa is a small tidal island off Papa in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland, Shetland, Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and ...

(tidal) The aforementioned islands were all part of the ancient civil parish of Burra, which was merged with Lerwick in 1891. They are shown on coloured maps as part of Lerwick.http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400861
Retrieved June 18, 2017 *

Hildasay Hildasay ( sco, Hildasay; non, Hildisey) (from the Old Norse masculine name ''Hildir'' with ''ey'' "island"), also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Geography and geology Hildasay has a ...

/Hildesay – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall * Langa – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall *

Linga A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional ...

(not to be confused with numerous Shetland islands of the same name) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall *

Oxna Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of . The island has been uninhabited since the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as W ...

– belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall *

Trondra Trondra ( sco, Trondra) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of . History Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges wer ...

(linked to Mainland, and Burra by bridge) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall * St Ninian's Isle, connected to the Mainland by a tombolo, is not far to the south - belongs to Civil parish of Dunrossness

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Landforms of Shetland Archipelagoes of Scotland Archipelagoes of the Atlantic Ocean {{Shetland-geo-stub

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