Shetland Islands
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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
Shetland Islands Council says its multi-million pound project is likely to be funded by borrowing money and paying it back through tolls, potentially providing a new transport model for other Scottish islands.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
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.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
The sheep are the stars of the show during Wool Week in the Shetland Islands.
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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