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Little Havra
Little Havra is a small island off the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is at its highest point, upon which there is a cairn. It is located west of South Havra South Havra ( sco, Sooth Haevra; non, Hafrey), 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. .... References Shetlopedia Uninhabited islands of Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ...
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South Mainland
The South Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the southern peninsula of Mainland island. It lies south of Hellister (60° 14′N). The greater southern part of the peninsula belongs to the civil parish of Dunrossness. The rest belongs to the parishes of Lerwick and Tingwall (small part of the latter). St Ninian's Isle is a tidal island off its west coast. Geography Points of interest include: *Lerwick *Scalloway *Veensgarth *Gulberwick *Quarff *Cunningsburgh * Sandwick *Hoswick *Bigton *Scousburgh *Fitful Head *Sumburgh Head Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. In the Old Norse language, Sumburgh Head was cal ... References Geography of Shetland Mainland, Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ...
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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 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. Their total area is ,Shetland Islands Council (2012) p. 4 and the population totalled 22,920 in 2019. The islands comprise the Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency), Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The local authority, the Shetland Islands Council, is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the capital was Scalloway. The archipelago has an oceanic climate, complex geology, rugged coastline, and many low, rolling hills. The lar ...
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South Havra
South Havra ( sco, Sooth Haevra; non, Hafrey), 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 "epidiotic syenite with undifferentiated schist and gneiss." The soil is fairly fertile, but the lack of running water meant that, unusually for Shetland, the islanders resorted to building a windmill to grind corn. Geological features on the island include caves and natural arches. Little Havra is to its west. History Olaf Sinclair, foud (a kind of magistrate) of all Shetland lived here in the 16th century. The island's ruined windmill is an unusual sight in the Shetland Islands, especially as some have pointed out, that the Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a comm ...
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