The Scalloway Islands are 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 the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...

opposite

Scalloway Scalloway (, name of the bay) is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, Shetland, Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland, Scotland. The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census. Now a fishing port, u ...

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 demogr ...

. They form a mini-

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...

and include: * Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) ** East Burra (with Houss Ness) ** West Burra (with Kettla Ness) **

South Havra South Havra (; ), 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. The island's rock is "epidi ...

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 ...

** Papa – 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 (; ) (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 an area of , and is in ele ...

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

Linga A lingam ( , 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. The word ''lingam'' is found in the Upanishads and epic literature, wher ...

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

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

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