Lerwick

Scottish parish in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q68816039
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Lerwick

Summary

Lerwick is a civil parish[1].

Key Facts

  • Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands[2].
  • Lerwick is located in Shetland Islands[3].
  • Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lerwick's instance of is recorded as civil parish[5].
  • Lerwick's shares border with is recorded as Dunrossness[6].
  • Lerwick's shares border with is recorded as Tingwall[7].
  • Lerwick is named after Lerwick[8].
  • Lerwick's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137668046[9].
  • Lerwick's Commons category is recorded as Lerwick (civil parish)[10].
  • Lerwick's catalog code is recorded as 542[11].
  • Lerwick's catalog code is recorded as LWK[12].
  • Lerwick's catalog code is recorded as 55005[13].
  • Lerwick's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 60.11671401, 'longitude': -1.240837765, 'precision': 1e-06}[14].
  • Lerwick's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8678'}[15].
  • Lerwick's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 60.1851, 'longitude': -1.1515, 'precision': 1e-06}[16].
  • Lerwick's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 60.0402, 'longitude': -1.3368, 'precision': 1e-06}[17].
  • Lerwick's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 60.1494, 'longitude': -1.1323, 'precision': 1e-06}[18].
  • Lerwick's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 60.0469, 'longitude': -1.3771, 'precision': 1e-06}[19].
  • Lerwick's contains settlement is recorded as Lerwick[20].
  • Lerwick's contains settlement is recorded as Quarff[21].
  • Lerwick's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Lerwick[22].
  • Lerwick's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+7193'}[23].
  • Lerwick's Vision of Britain unit ID is recorded as 10212625[24].
  • Lerwick's Gazetteer for Scotland place ID is recorded as parishes/parfirst46[25].
  • Lerwick's GENUKI ID is recorded as sct/SHI/Lerwick[26].

Body

Geography

Lerwick is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Located in include Shetland Islands[2], an archipelago[27], in United Kingdom[28].

Physical Characteristics

Lerwick's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+7193'}[23]. Lerwick's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8678'}[15].

Designation and Status

Lerwick's instance of is recorded as civil parish[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 542[11], LWK[12], and 55005[13]. Lerwick is named after Lerwick[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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