Linga, Yell Sound

One of the Shetland Islands in Yell Sound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.

Old Norse namelyngey
Meaning of nameheather island
OS grid referenceHU466733
Coordinates60.44°N 1.15°W / 60.44; -1.15
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Linga
Old Norse namelyngey
Meaning of nameheather island
North end of Linga
North end of Linga
Location
Linga is located in Shetland
Linga
Linga
Linga shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU466733
Coordinates60.44°N 1.15°W / 60.44; -1.15
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area38 ha[1]
Highest elevation40 m (131 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]
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Geography and geology

Linga is an extremely common name in Shetland, meaning heather island. This Linga is not far from Firth and Firths Voe, in the West. Fish Holm is to the North and Lunna Ness to the east.

Linga is made of coarse gneiss, with some granite.[3] It is about 43 ha in area and 40m at its highest point.

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