Linga
Linga is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 226 feet. Linga is situated nearby to the hamlet Wethersta, as well as near Roesound.Places of Interest
Highlights include Linga and Papa Little.
Linga
Island
Linga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69 metres. Its area is 70 hectares.
Papa Little
Island
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Little is an island in St Magnus Bay, Shetland, Scotland. The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brae and Mavis Grind.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point.
Linga
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 226 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.357° or 60° 21′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.3611° or 1° 21′ 40″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9CGW9J4Q+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3473836443OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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