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North,
Central,
West and
South Mainland
The cliffs of Eshaness,
North Mainland
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North Mainland, Shetland)
60°25′N 1°15′W / 60.417°N 1.250°W
The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N). [1]
Geography
Notable places in North Mainland include:[ citation needed]
- Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.
- Brae
- Muckle Roe
- Esha Ness Lighthouse
- Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft
- Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
- Lunna Ness, with Lunna
- Lunnasting peninsula 60°21′54″N 1°8′9″W / 60.36500°N 1.13583°W, with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay
- the large
Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow
isthmus at
Mavis Grind
- North Roe
- Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres
- Ollaberry
- Hillswick
- Uyea island
To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound
References
- ^ Survey, Ordnance (2000). Shetland - North Mainland. Northern Map Distributors. ISBN 978-0-7558-0003-2.
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(Redirected from
North Mainland, Shetland)
60°25′N 1°15′W / 60.417°N 1.250°W
The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N). [1]
Geography
Notable places in North Mainland include:[ citation needed]
- Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.
- Brae
- Muckle Roe
- Esha Ness Lighthouse
- Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft
- Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
- Lunna Ness, with Lunna
- Lunnasting peninsula 60°21′54″N 1°8′9″W / 60.36500°N 1.13583°W, with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay
- the large
Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow
isthmus at
Mavis Grind
- North Roe
- Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres
- Ollaberry
- Hillswick
- Uyea island
To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound
References
- ^ Survey, Ordnance (2000). Shetland - North Mainland. Northern Map Distributors. ISBN 978-0-7558-0003-2.
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