# Shetland Islands

> subarctic archipelago, county and council area of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain

**Wikidata**: [Q47134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47134)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shetland

## Summary

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].


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5. [Source](http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland)
6. [Source](http://statistics.gov.scot/data/population-estimates-current-geographic-boundaries)
7. [Source](https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=60.86164&lon=-0.87149&layers=6&b=1&marker=60.860780,-0.874051)
8. [Source](https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=59.50737&lon=-1.65151&layers=6&b=1&marker=59.506930,-1.650921)
9. [Source](https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=60.42687&lon=-0.72442&layers=6&b=1&marker=60.425410,-0.724552)
10. [Source](https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=60.13481&lon=-2.11764&layers=6&b=1&marker=60.133844,-2.117422)
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12. [Source](https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/zetland/)
13. [Source](https://www.nature.scot/doc/landscape-character-assessment-shetland-landscape-evolution-and-influences)
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16. [Source](https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/378875/2017-household-waste-summary-tables-final.xlsx)
17. [Source](https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/469611/2018-household-waste-data-tables.xlsx)
18. [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/inaturalist-places.csv.zip)
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