Map Of The Shetland Islands

A 1736 map of Scotland—with Shetland in a box. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center/Flickr Shetland, a cluster of more than 100 islands far north of the Scottish mainland, has long presented cartographers ...

A new law taking force in Scotland this month imposes strict regulations on how government mapmakers draw the Shetland Islands, a modest archipelago located approximately 100 miles off the British ...

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Smithsonian Magazine: New Law Puts Shetland on the Map—and Outside of a Box

Yahoo: On Scotland's Wild and Windswept Shetland Islands, Centuries of Crafting Traditions Endure—How to Visit

From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago’s main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...

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On Scotland's Wild and Windswept Shetland Islands, Centuries of Crafting Traditions Endure—How to Visit

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Shetland is an archipelago of a hundred or so islands in the North Sea, featuring ancient hills, valleys and lochs. The string of islands is known for its remote beauty: it's a 12-hour ferry ride to ...

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