Shetland Islands
subarctic archipelago, county and council area of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain
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Summary
Shetland Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,767 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[5]
- Instance of: registration county[6], lieutenancy area of Scotland[7], Scottish islands area[8], historic county of the United Kingdom[9], shire of Scotland[10], council area[11]
- Capital: Lerwick[12]
- Official language: English[13]
- Flag: flag of Shetland[14]
- Legislative body: Shetland Islands Council[15]
- Part of: Scotland[16]
- Commons category: Shetland Islands[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[18]
- Has part(s): Mainland[19], Foula[20]
- Catalog code: 55[21], 27[22], SHT[23]
- Highest point: Ronas Hill[24]
- Coordinate location: 60.35666666666667, -1.2605555555555554[25]
- Located in/on physical feature: British Isles[26]
- Authority: Shetland Islands Council[27]
- Official website: http://www.shetland.gov.uk/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shetland[29]
- Commons gallery: Shetland Islands[30]
- Population: 23,210[31], 22,990[32], 23,200[33], 22,090[34], 22,250[35], 22,350[36], 22,920[37], 21,960[38], 23,060[39], 23,240[40], 23,080[41], 22,800[42], 22,480[43], 22,000[44]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: 60.86078, -0.874051[45]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: 59.50693, -1.650921[46]
- Coordinates of easternmost point: 60.42541, -0.724552[47]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: 60.133844, -2.117422[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Shetland Islands include South Shetland Islands[49], an archipelago[50] and Zetland Glacier[51], a glacier[52].
Why It Matters
Shetland Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include South Shetland Islands[49], an archipelago[50] and Zetland Glacier[51], a glacier[52].