Linga

Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near and on . Its highest elevation is 28 metres.
Wikipedia
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 and Ram’s Head Lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an in , , 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walls and West Burrafirth.

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the . The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to , or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.

Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles north of Linga.

Linga

Latitude
60.21549° or 60° 12′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.57194° or 1° 34′ 19″ west
Open location code
9CGW6C8H+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8590970
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
13285321
Wiki­data ID
Q6553724
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Satellite Map

Discover Linga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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Highlights include Holm of Stapness and Holm of Breibister.

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