Shetland Islands

{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width=280\n|-\n!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#9999ff"|Shetland Islands\n|-\n|colspan=2 align=center|\n|-\n!colspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"|Geography\n|-\n|Area:
- Total
- % Water||Ranked 12th
1,466 km²
? %\n|-\n|Admin HQ:||Lerwick\n|-\n|ISO 3166-2:||GB-ZET\n|-\n|ONS code:||00RD\n|-\n!colspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"|Demographics\n|-\n|Population:
- Total (April 29, 2001)
- Density||Ranked 31st
21,988
15 / km²\n|-\n!colspan=2 bgcolor="#9999ff"|Politics\n|-\n|colspan=2 align=center|Shetland Islands Council
Alistair Carmichael\n|}\n\nThe Shetland Islands (sometimes historically spelled Zetland, \nformerly Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It is a Scottish island group between the Orkney Islands and the Faroe Islands, north of mainland Britain, with a total area of approximately 1466km². The administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick. The Shetland Islands were originally a Norwegian colony, and were pawned to the crown of Scotland on February 20, 1472. Many people on the islands do not feel Scottish and feel even less British, feeling closer to their Scandinavian roots. During World War II, boats from the Shetlands provided a relief service to occupied Norway, known as the "Shetland bus".

Table of contents

1 Composition 2 Famous places 3 Main Industries 4 Language 5 External links

Composition

The main island of the group is known as Mainland. Other islands include:

• Balta, Bigga, Bressay, Brother Isle, Burra\n*East Linga\n*Fetlar, Fish Holm, Foula\n*Gloup Holm, Gruney\n*Haaf Gruney, Hascosay, Hildasay, Huney\n*Lady's Holm, Lamba, Linga near Muckle Roe, Linga near Shetland Mainland, Linga near Yell, Little Roe, Lunna Holm\n*Moul of Eswick, Mousa, Muckle Flugga, Muckle Ossa, Muckle Roe\n*North Havra, Noss\n*Orfasay, Out Stack, Oxna\n*Papa, Papa Little, Papa Stour\n*Samphrey, Sound Gruney, South Havra, South Isle of Gletness\n*Trondra\n*Unst, Urie Lingey, Uyea, Uynarey\n*Vaila, Vementry\n*West Linga, Whalsay\n*Yell

The Fair Isle lies approximately halfway between Shetland and Orkney, but it is administered as part of Shetland and is often counted as part of the island group. The Out Skerries lie east of the main group.

Famous places

\n*Clickimin broch\n*Jarlshof archaeological site\n*Mousa broch\n*Old Scatness archaeological site\n*Scalloway Castle\n*St Ninian's Isle\n*Sullam Voe oil terminal\n*Sumburgh Head\n*Wind Dog Cafe (Yell)

Main Industries

\n*Crude oil and Natural gas production\n*Agriculture\n*Fishing

Language

\n*The older Norn was replaced by Scots which in turn is being replaced by Scottish English.

External links

\n*Shetland Dialect\n* Undiscovered Scotland - Shetland Islands\n \n\n Category:Scottish islands\nCategory:Shetland Islands\nCategory:Unitary authorities of Scotland\nCategory:Lieutenancy areas of Scotland\nCategory:Regions of Scotland