| Mainland, Shetland | |
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| Location | |
| OS grid reference | HU414553 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Unknown |
| Norse name | Megenland |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse for 'mainland' |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 96,879 hectares (374 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 3 |
| Highest elevation | Ronas Hill 450 metres (1,476 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population (2001) | 17,550 |
| Population rank | 2 out of 97 |
| Main settlement | Lerwick |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Local Authority | Shetland Islands |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. | |
Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
It has an area of 374 square miles (970 km2), making it the third largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris and Skye.
Mainland can be broadly divided into four sections.
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Coordinates: 60°19′N 1°16′W / 60.317°N 1.267°W
   | Ordnance Survey - Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency |
| | Shorewatch - Sandwick, Unst: Shetland Community Archaeology |
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