Norse name Megenland Area rank 3 Country Scotland Highest elevation 450 m Lieutenancy area Shetland | OS grid reference HU414553 Sovereign state United Kingdom Area 968.8 km² Council area Shetland Island groups British Isles, Shetland | |
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Meaning of name Old Norse for 'mainland' Points of interest Shetland Museum, Scalloway Castle, Broch of Clickimin, Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Jarlshof Prehistoric and Nors |
The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
Map of Mainland, Shetland, UK
It has an area of 374 square miles (970 km2), making it the third largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris and Skye.
The mainland can be broadly divided into four sections.
This island is the second most populous of the Scottish islands, and had 18,765 residents in 2011 compared to 17,550 in 2001.
References
Mainland, Shetland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA