Linga, Yell
Linga is a very smaa uninhabitit island in the Bluemull Soond, Shetland, Scotland. It is ane o mony islands in Shetland cried Linga. It haes an aurie o 45 ha an is 26m at its heichest pynt.
Gaelic name | Unknown |
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Norse name | Lyngey |
Meanin o name | Heather Island |
Location | |
Linga shawn within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU557986 |
Coordinates | 60°40′N 1°00′W / 60.66°N 1.0°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Aurie | 45 ha (111 acre) |
Aurie rank | 210= [1] |
Heichest elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Shetland |
Demografics | |
Population | nil |
References | [2][3][4] |
References
eedit- ↑ Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 Julie 2007.
- ↑ "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey