Description island Mainland ShetlandThe inhabited large island of Mainland Shetland is part of (the island group) Shetland Islands and is located in the country of Great Britain , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 167.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 970.3 km2 and is therefore 2.6 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the North Sea and the total coastal length is about 928.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 87 km by 35 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The highest point is 450 meter and is named Ronas Hill. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.25 (60°15'11.5704), -1.37 (-1°22'9.1056).The population is 17550 and the population density is thus on 18.15 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Lerwick (located in the East-southeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Scalloway (W). The island is located in the North-northeast of the country Great Britain . It is located in the administrative unit Council area Shetland Islands (local administrative level-name council area), in the Ward Shetland West (local administrative level-name Ward). Direct neighboring islands of Mainland Shetland are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Muckle Roe Located 0 km East of the island. 2) Trondra Located 0 km East of the island. 3) Vaila Located 0.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Bressay Located 0.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 5) East Burra Located 0.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Papa Stour Located 1.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) West Burra Located 1.6 km South of the island. 8) Yell Located 2.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Whalsay Located 2.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 10) Housay - Out Skerries Located 14.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 11) Fetlar Located 15.4 km NorthEast of the island. 12) Bruray - Out Skerries Located 16.1 km North of the island. 13) Unst Located 18.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Foula Located 21.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Fair Isle Located 37.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) North Ronaldsay Located 78.9 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Sanday Located 86.9 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Papa Westray Located 101.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Eday Located 105.3 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Westray Located 106.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Stronsay Located 106.9 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Auskerry Located 115.8 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Egilsay Located 118.3 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Rousay Located 118.8 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Shapinsay Located 120.1 km SouthWest of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 1284 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are ferry connections with car to other (neighboring) island (s). There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The land use on the island of Mainland Shetland consists of nature 384.2 km2 (40%), wet nature 315.2 km2 (33%), and agriculture 236 km2 (24%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Mainland Shetland |
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