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{{Short description|Main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland}}
{{Short description|Main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland}}
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{{Infobox Scottish island |
{{Infobox Scottish island |
|Map=Shetland Mainland locator.svg
|Map=Shetland Mainland locator.svg
|official_name=Mainland
|official_name=Mainland
|Image=Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG
|Image=Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG
|ImageCaption=The cliffs of Eshaness, [[North Mainland]].
|ImageCaption=The cliffs of Eshaness, [[North Mainland]]
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|GridReference=HU414553
|celtic name=Mòr-thìr
|celtic name=Mòr-thìr
|scots name =Mainland
|norse name=Megenland
|norse name=Megenland
|meaning of name= Old Norse for 'mainland'
|meaning of name=Old Norse for 'mainland'
|area= {{convert|96879|ha|sqmi|0}}<ref name=HS>Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406</ref>
|area={{cvt|96879|ha|sqmi|0}}<ref name=HS>Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406</ref>
|area rank=3
|area rank=3
|highest elevation= [[Ronas Hill]] {{convert|450|m|ft|0}}
|highest elevation=[[Ronas Hill]] {{cvt|450|m|ft|0}}
|Population=18,765<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref>
|Population=18,765<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref>
|population rank=2
|population rank=2
|population density = 19.41 people/km<sup>2</sup><ref name=HS/>
|population density=19.41 people/km<sup>2</sup><ref name=HS/>
|main settlement= [[Lerwick]]
|main settlement=[[Lerwick]]
|island group=Shetland
|island group=Shetland
|local authority=[[Shetland|Shetland Islands]]
|local authority=[[Shetland|Shetland Islands]]
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The '''Mainland''' is the main island of [[Shetland]], [[Scotland]]. The island contains Shetland's only [[burgh]], [[Lerwick]], and is the center of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
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.


==Geography==
==Geography==
It has an area of {{convert|374|sqmi|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]]. Mainland is the second most populous of the [[List of islands of Scotland|Scottish islands]] (only surpassed by [[Lewis and Harris]]), and had 18,765 residents in 2011<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref> compared to 17,550 in 2001.<ref>General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) ''[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421031656/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html |date=2008-04-21 }}''. Retrieved 9 July 2007.</ref>
It has an area of {{cvt|374|sqmi|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]]. Mainland is the second most populous of the [[List of islands of Scotland|Scottish islands]] (only surpassed by [[Lewis and Harris]]), and had 18,765 residents in 2011<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref> compared to 17,550 in 2001.<ref>General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) ''[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421031656/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html |date=2008-04-21 }}''. Retrieved 9 July 2007.</ref>


The mainland can be broadly divided into four sections:
The mainland can be broadly divided into four sections:


* The long [[south Mainland|southern peninsula]], south of Lerwick, has a mixture of moorland and farmland and contains many important [[archaeology|archaeological]] sites.
*The long [[south Mainland|southern peninsula]], south of Lerwick, has a mixture of moorland and farmland and contains many important [[archaeology|archaeological]] sites.
** [[Bigton]], [[Cunningsburgh]], [[Sandwick, Shetland|Sandwick]],<ref>[http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/unst/projectinfo.html Shorewatch]</ref> [[Scalloway]], and [[Sumburgh Head|Sumburgh]]
**[[Bigton]], [[Cunningsburgh]], [[Sandwick, Dunrossness|Sandwick]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/unst/projectinfo.html |title=Shorewatch |access-date=3 June 2008 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175310/http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/unst/projectinfo.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Scalloway]], and [[Sumburgh Head|Sumburgh]]
* The [[Central Mainland]] has more farmland and some woodland plantations.
*The [[Central Mainland]] has more farmland and some woodland plantations.
* The [[West Mainland]]
*The [[West Mainland]]
** [[Aith]], [[Walls, Shetland Islands|Walls]], and [[Sandness]]
**[[Aith]], [[Walls, Shetland Islands|Walls]], and [[Sandness]]
* The [[North Mainland]] – in particular the large [[Northmavine]] peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow [[isthmus]] at [[Mavis Grind]] – is wild, with much moorland and coastal [[cliff]]s. The North Mainland contains [[Sullom Voe]], the location of an oil terminal providing an important source of employment for islanders.
*The [[North Mainland]] – in particular the large [[Northmavine]] peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow [[isthmus]] at [[Mavis Grind]] – is wild, with much moorland and coastal [[cliff]]s. The North Mainland contains [[Sullom Voe]], the location of an oil terminal providing an important source of employment for islanders.
** [[Brae]], [[North Roe]], and [[Vidlin]]
**[[Brae]], [[North Roe]], and [[Vidlin]]


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[List of islands of Scotland]]
*[[List of islands of Scotland]]
* [[List of islands of the British Isles]]
*[[List of islands of the British Isles]]
* [[Mainland, Orkney]]
*[[Mainland, Orkney]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Shetland Mainland}}


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Mainland
Scottish Gaelic nameMòr-thìr
Old Norse nameMegenland
Meaning of nameOld Norse for 'mainland'
The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland
The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland
Location
Mainland is located in Scotland
Mainland
Mainland
Mainland shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU414553
Coordinates60°18′N 1°18′W / 60.30°N 1.30°W / 60.30; -1.30
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area96,879 ha (374 sq mi)[1]
Area rank3 [2]
Highest elevationRonas Hill 450 m (1,476 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population18,765[3]
Population rank2 [2]
Population density19.41 people/km2[1]
Largest settlementLerwick
Lymphad
References[4]

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.

Geography

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It has an area of 374 sq mi (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. Mainland is the second most populous of the Scottish islands (only surpassed by Lewis and Harris), and had 18,765 residents in 2011[3] compared to 17,550 in 2001.[5]

The mainland can be broadly divided into four sections:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406
  2. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Shorewatch". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
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