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Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...
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. ...
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 Archi ...
and include: * Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) ** East Burra (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 san ...
** South Havra ** Little Havra **
Papa Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father. Papa or PAPA may refer to: Geography and geology *Pápa, a town in Hungary *Papa village (Samoa), on the island of Savai'i *Papa, Scotland, various islands *Papa rock, ...
– belongs to Civil parish of Lerwick ** West Head of Papa (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, but there is a house which is still used as a holiday home. Papa Papa i ...
– belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall * Trondra (linked to Mainland, and Burra by bridge) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall *
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 ...
, connected to the Mainland by a tombolo, is not far to the south - belongs to Civil parish of Dunrossness


See also

*
List of islands of Scotland This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by ...


References

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