The South Mainland of the

Shetland Islands Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the Uni ...

is the southern

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of Mainland island. It lies south of Hellister (60° 14′N). The greater southern part of the peninsula belongs to the

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of Dunrossness. The rest belongs to the parishes of

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 ...

and Tingwall (small part of the latter). St Ninian's Isle is a tidal island off its west coast.

Geography

Points of interest include: *

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 ...

* Veensgarth * Gulberwick * Quarff * Cunningsburgh * Sandwick * Hoswick * Bigton * Scousburgh * Fitful Head * Sumburgh Head

References

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