Shetland

Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from Ȝetland, Old Norse Hjaltland), is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is an archipelago to the north-east of Orkney and mainland Scotland, and 280 km from Faroe Islands. It forms part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is approximately 1,466 km² (566 sq. miles). The administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick.

The largest island, known as the Mainland, has an area of 967 km² (374 sq. miles), making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth-largest of the British Isles.

Shetland is also a lieutenancy area, comprises the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament, and was formerly a county.