North Mainland
The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N).[1]
Geography
Notable places in North Mainland include:
- Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.
- Brae
- Muckle Roe
- Esha Ness Lighthouse
- Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft
- Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
- Lunna Ness, with Lunna
- Lunnasting peninsula 60°21′54″N 1°8′9″W, with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay
- the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind
- North Roe
- Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres
- Ollaberry
- Hillswick
- Uyea island
To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound
References
- Survey, Ordnance (2000). Shetland - North Mainland. Northern Map Distributors. ISBN 978-0-7558-0003-2.
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