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[[File:Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG|thumb|The cliffs of Eshaness, [[North Mainland]]]]
[[File:Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG|thumb|The cliffs of Eshaness, [[North Mainland]]]]
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.
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.


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]].
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]].


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 [[Arable land|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]]
** [[Bigton]]
** [[Sandwick, Shetland|Sandwick]]<ref>[http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/unst/projectinfo.html Shorewatch]</ref>
** [[Sandwick, Shetland|Sandwick]]<ref>[http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/unst/projectinfo.html Shorewatch]</ref>
** [[Scalloway]]
** [[Scalloway]]
** [[Sumburgh Head|Sumburgh]]
** [[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]]
** [[Aith]]
** [[Walls, Shetland Islands|Walls]]
** [[Walls, Shetland Islands|Walls]]
** [[Sandness]]
** [[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]], whose [[oil terminal]] is an important source of employment for the 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]], whose oil terminal is an important source of employment for the islanders.
** [[Brae]]
** [[Brae]]
** [[North Roe]]
** [[North Roe]]
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Revision as of 17:06, 29 September 2019

Mainland
Scottish Gaelic nameMòr-thìr
Old Norse nameMegenland
Meaning of nameOld Norse for 'mainland'
Lerwick
Lerwick
Location
OS grid referenceHU414553
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area96,879 hectares (374 sq mi)[1]
Area rank3 [2]
Highest elevationRonas Hill 450 metres (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][5]
The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland

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.

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[3] compared to 17,550 in 2001.[7]

See also

References

  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. ^ Ordnance Survey
  6. ^ Shorewatch
  7. ^ 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.
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