Shetland Islands

Summary

Shetland Islands is an archipelago^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,037 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shetland Islands is located in Scotland^[3].
• Shetland Islands is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Shetland Islands is on the body of water North Sea^[5].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[6].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as registration county^[7].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland^[8].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as Scottish islands area^[9].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom^[10].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as shire of Scotland^[11].
• Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as council area^[12].
• Shetland Islands's capital is recorded as Lerwick^[13].
• Shetland Islands's official language is recorded as English^[14].
• Shetland Islands's official language is recorded as Scots^[15].
• Shetland Islands's flag is recorded as flag of Shetland^[16].
• Shetland Islands's legislative body is recorded as Shetland Islands Council^[17].
• Shetland Islands is part of Scotland^[18].
• Shetland Islands's Commons category is recorded as Shetland Islands^[19].
• Shetland Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[20].
• Shetland Islands comprises Mainland^[21].
• Shetland Islands comprises Foula^[22].
• Shetland Islands's catalog code is recorded as 55^[23].
• Shetland Islands's catalog code is recorded as 27^[24].
• Shetland Islands's catalog code is recorded as SHT^[25].
• Shetland Islands's highest point is recorded as Ronas Hill^[26].
• Shetland Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.35666666666667, 'lon': -1.2605555555555554}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shetland Islands is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Scotland^[3]. It is on the body of water North Sea^[5]. It is part of Scotland^[18].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+23210'}^[28], {'amount': '+22990'}^[29], {'amount': '+23200'}^[30], {'amount': '+22090'}^[31], {'amount': '+22250'}^[32], and {'amount': '+22350'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[6], registration county^[7], lieutenancy area of Scotland^[8], Scottish islands area^[9], historic county of the United Kingdom^[10], and shire of Scotland^[11].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 55^[23], 27^[24], and SHT^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shetland Islands include South Shetland Islands^[34], an archipelago^[35] and Zetland Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].

Why It Matters

Shetland Islands ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,037 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include South Shetland Islands^[34], an archipelago^[35] and Zetland Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].