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Shetland Islands

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[shet-luhnd ahy-luhndz] / ˈʃɛt lənd ˈaɪ ləndz /

plural noun

  1. an island group northeast of the Orkney Islands: northernmost part of Great Britain. 550 sq. mi. (1,425 sq. km).


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They examined wildlife at 10 sites across the South Shetland Islands, the northern Weddell Sea, and the Antarctic Peninsula.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Sky-watchers in the Shetland Islands and north-west Scotland have the best chance of spotting them.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Steve is shy and rarely appears in the skies of the UK - there were reported sightings back in March and in the Shetland Islands in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

Megan Specia and Andrew Testa traveled to the Shetland Islands and trekked around the archipelago alongside Wool Week visitors.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023

That is as far north as the lower parts of Alaska, or the Shetland Islands of Scotland, birthplace of the famously brave and rugged Shetland ponies.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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