Şetland adaları

Şetland adaları
Sealtainn Hjaltland
Ümumi məlumatlar
Sahəsi	1.468 km² (2023)
Əhalisi	22.920 nəf. (2019)
Yerləşməsi
60°21′24″ şm. e. 1°15′38″ q. u.
Ölkə	Birləşmiş Krallıq
Şetland adaları
Vikianbarda əlaqəli mediafayllar

Şetland adaları (ing. Shetland; şot.kelt Sealtainn; q.skan. Hjaltland) — Birləşmiş Krallığın şimalında, Orkney və Farer adaları arasında yerləşən, Şotlandiyaya məxsus arxipelaq. Şetland adalarının sahəsi 1,466 km², sahil xətti 1,500 kilometrdən çox və əhalisi təxminən 22 min nəfərdir. İnzibati mərkəzi Lervik şəhəridir. Adalar Birləşmiş Krallığın ən şimal nöqtəsidir. Şetland Şotlandiyanın 32 qraflığından biridir. Əvvəlcə Norveç müstəmləkəsi olan adalar 12 fevral 1472-ci ildə Şotlandiya tacının nəzarətinə keçmişdir.

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Xarici keçidlər

• shetland.gov.uk — Rəsmi saytı
• Shetland Islands Council
• www.shetland.org
• shetlopedia.com, – The Online Shetland Encyclopedia
• HIE Area Profile – Shetland (PDF file) from Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Shetlink – Shetland's Online Community
• National Library of Scotland: Scottish Screen Archive (selection of archive films about Shetland)