Shetland Islands
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The Shetland Islands are an archipelago located within the United Kingdom. Their capital is Lerwick, and as of 2019, the islands had a population of approximately 23,000[1]. Covering an area of about 1,500 square kilometers[2], the Shetland Islands operate in the UTC±00:00 time zone.
Lerwick serves as the administrative and economic center of the islands. The total land area of 1,500 square kilometers makes Shetland one of the smaller regions in the UK by size[2]. The population density remains relatively low due to the islands' expansive geography[1][2].
Shetland Islands
Summary
Shetland Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,602 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 image is recorded as Aerial view of North Haven, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 17893.jpg[6].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as registration county[8].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as lieutenancy area of Scotland[9].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as Scottish islands area[10].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom[11].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as shire of Scotland[12].
- Shetland Islands's instance of is recorded as council area[13].
- Shetland Islands's capital is recorded as Lerwick[14].
- Shetland Islands's official language is recorded as English[15].
- Shetland Islands's official language is recorded as Scots[16].
- Shetland Islands's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shetland.svg[17].
- Shetland Islands's flag is recorded as flag of Shetland[18].
- Shetland Islands's legislative body is recorded as Shetland Islands Council[19].
- Shetland Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125426049[20].
- Shetland Islands's GND ID is recorded as 4054745-0[21].
- Shetland Islands's locator map image is recorded as Shetland UK relief location map.jpg[22].
- Shetland Islands's locator map image is recorded as Shetland Brit Isles Sect 1.svg[23].
- Shetland Islands's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81097141[24].
- Shetland Islands's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11947846w[25].
- Shetland Islands's IdRef ID is recorded as 027436772[26].
- Shetland Islands's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GB-ZET[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]. Its part of is recorded as Scotland[28].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+23210'}[29], {'amount': '+22990'}[30], {'amount': '+23200'}[31], {'amount': '+22090'}[32], {'amount': '+22250'}[33], and {'amount': '+22350'}[34].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include archipelago[7], registration county[8], lieutenancy area of Scotland[9], Scottish islands area[10], historic county of the United Kingdom[11], and shire of Scotland[12].
History and Context
Catalog codes include 55[35], 27[36], and SHT[37].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Shetland Islands include South Shetland Islands[38], an archipelago[39] and Zetland Glacier[40], a glacier[41].
Why It Matters
Shetland Islands ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,602 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include South Shetland Islands[38], an archipelago[39] and Zetland Glacier[40], a glacier[41].