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Linga_(near_Vementry) Latitude and Longitude:

60°19′55″N 1°27′52″W / 60.33194°N 1.46444°W / 60.33194; -1.46444
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Linga
Location
Linga is located in Shetland
Linga
Linga
Linga shown within the Shetland Islands
OS grid reference HU283591
Coordinates 60°19′55″N 1°27′52″W / 60.33194°N 1.46444°W / 60.33194; -1.46444
Physical geography
Island group Shetland Islands
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad

Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vementry. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. The island is uninhabited. [1]

Geography and geology

Linga's rock is schist and gneiss. [2]

The islands of Gruna and the Heag (another common Shetland name) are to the North.

Brindister on the mainland is nearby.

References

  1. ^ "Linga". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN  978-1-84195-454-7.