Linga (near Vementry)
Appearance
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HU283591 |
Coordinates | 60°18′54″N 1°29′17″W / 60.31500°N 1.48806°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Council area | Shetland Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vementry. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. The island is uninhabited.[1]
Geography and geology
[edit]Linga's rock is schist and gneiss.[2]
The islands of Gruna and the Heag (another common Shetland name) are to the North.
Brindister on the mainland is nearby.
References
[edit]- ^ "Linga". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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