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Linga

Linga is a small uninhabited island in the , , Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: off the east coast of Yell in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland, one of many islands in Shetland called Linga
  • Also known as: “Linga Island” and “Linga, Bluemull Sound”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sound Gruney and Burra Ness Broch.

Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the islands. It lies about 1.5 kilometres north of on , south of , and to the east of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Linga.

Ruins
Photo: Steve Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an iron-age broch located on the east coast of the island of , Scotland. is situated 2 miles south of Linga.

Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neo-classical Georgian country house estate on the island of , the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It was constructed in 1775 by Shetland landowner Thomas Mouat of Garth who was a local Shetlander. is situated 1½ miles north of Linga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gutcher and Belmont.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the northeast coast of in the islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to on and Hamars Ness on operate.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses from here to in Yell and to in . , a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011.

Hamlet
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is a village on the Isle of , the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Linga.

Linga

Latitude
60.66626° or 60° 39′ 59″ north
Longitude
-0.97889° or 0° 58′ 44″ west
Open location code
9CGXM28C+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8591076
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2644465
Wiki­data ID
Q2731977
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Satellite Map

Discover Linga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Linga” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Linga (Yell)”
  • Basque: “Linga”
  • Cebuano: “Linga Island (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Scotland, Shetland Islands, lat 60,67, long -0,98)”
  • Cebuano: “Linga, Bluemull Sound”
  • Chinese: “林加岛”
  • Chinese: “林加島”
  • Dutch: “Linga”
  • French: “Linga”
  • German: “Linga”
  • Japanese: “リンガ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Linga ved Yell”
  • Scots: “Linga, Yell”
  • Scots: “Linga”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linga, Yell”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linga”
  • Swedish: “Linga, Bluemull Sound”
  • Swedish: “Linga, Yell”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gutcher and Mula Viking Longhouse.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Linga”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.