Shetland Islands

[shet-luhnd ahy-luhndz]

plural noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Shetland Islander noun

Example Sentences

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.

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Shetland Islands Council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago including Unst, the most northerly place in the UK.

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Campaigner Kerrie, founder of the Shetland Islands' Pride festival, criticised the ruling and said it would set back progress for trans people like her.

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

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Proposals to build rocket-launching sites in remote locations such as the Shetland Islands mean more positions should open up in the UK space industry in the very near future.

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