Shetland
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated in the Northern Atlantic, between Great Britain, the Faroe... Wikipedia
- Gaelic name: Sealtainn
- Pronunciation: ˈʃalˠ̪t̪ɪɲ
- Norse name: Hjaltland
- Meaning of name: 'Hiltland'
- OS grid reference: [ HU4363]
- Island group: Northern Isles
- Area: 1,466 km² (566.03 sq mi)
- Highest elevation: Ronas Hill 450 m (1,476.38 ft)
- Sovereign state: United Kingdom
- Country: Scotland
- Council area: Shetland Islands Council
- Population: 22,920 (2019)
- Pop. density: 15/km 2 (40/sq mi)
- Largest settlement: Lerwick
- Data source: DuckDuckGo