Shetland

/ ˈʃɛtlənd /

noun

Also called: Shetland Islands. Official name (until 1974): Zetland. a group of about 100 islands (fewer than 20 inhabited), off the N coast of Scotland, which constitute an island authority of Scotland: a Norse dependency from the 8th century until 1472; noted for the breeding of Shetland ponies, knitwear manufacturing, and fishing; oil-related industries. Administrative centre: Lerwick. Pop: 21 870 (2003 est). Area: 1426 sq km (550 sq miles)

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Norwegian oil giant Equinor has submitted a fresh application for permission to develop the field off Shetland, which could yield 300 million barrels of oil.

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Rosebank is an oil and gas field which lies about 80 miles north-west of Shetland and is one of the largest undeveloped discoveries of fossil fuels in UK waters.

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A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in a hot tub in Shetland.

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He is strikingly similar in size to a Shetland pony but large dogs have always been part of 27-year-old Amy's life.

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Aberdeen and Glasgow have also agreed to introduce a visitor levy, while several councils - including Orkney and Shetland - have rejected the idea.

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