Linga (near Vementry)

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Linga
Location
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Linga
Linga shown within the Shetland Islands
OS grid reference HU283591
Coordinates 60°18′54″N1°29′17″W / 60.31500°N 1.48806°W / 60.31500; -1.48806
Physical geography
Island group Shetland Islands
Administration
Council area Shetland Islands
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
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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.

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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.