Linga
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland. Its highest elevation is 28 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Vaila Sound near Vaila, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Linga, Vaila” and “Linga, Vaila Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaila.
Vaila
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. It has an area of 327 hectares, and is 95 metres at its highest point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walls and West Burrafirth.
Walls
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.
West Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles north of Linga.
Linga
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.21549° or 60° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.57194° or 1° 34′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CGW6C8H+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 8590970OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Linga” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Linga, Vaila”
- German: “Linga (Vaila)”
- German: “Linga”
- Japanese: “リンガ島”
- Swedish: “Linga, Vaila Sound”
- Swedish: “Linga, Vaila”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Stapness and Holm of Breibister.
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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: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.