Linga, Bluemull Sound

Linga
Scottish Gaelic nameUnknown
Old Norse nameLyngey
Meaning of nameHeather Island
Linga from the north
Linga from the north
Location
Linga is located in Shetland
Linga
Linga
Linga shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU557986
Coordinates60°40′N 1°00′W / 60.66°N 1.0°W / 60.66; -1.0
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area45 ha (111 acres)
Area rank210= [1]
Highest elevation26 m (85 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Linga is a very small uninhabited island in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey