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North Mainland
The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Shetland Mainland, Mainland lying north of Sullom Voe, Voe (60° 21′N). Geography Notable places in North Mainland include: *Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders. *Brae *Muckle Roe *Esha Ness Lighthouse *Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft *Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell (island), Yell *Lunna Ness, with Lunna *Lunnasting peninsula , with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay *the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind **North Roe **Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres **Ollaberry **Hillswick **Uyea, Northmavine, Shetland, Uyea island To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound References Geography of Shetland Mainland, Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shetland Mainland Parts
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 northeast of Orkney, from mainland Scotland and west of Norway. They form part of the border between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The island's area is and the population totalled in . The islands comprise the Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency), Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The islands' administrative centre, largest settlement and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the capital was Scalloway. Due to its location it is accessible only by ferry or flight with an airport located in Sumburgh as well as a port and emergency airstrip in Lerwick. The archipelago has an oceanic climate, complex geology, rugged coastline, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
