Shetland

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archipelago subnationalDivision

Shetland is a remote archipelago in the North Atlantic known for its rugged coastline, rich Norse-Scottish heritage, and distinctive wildlife, including seabirds and Shetland ponies.

Aliases (10)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → subnationalDivision →
administrativeCenter	Lerwick →
capital	Lerwick →
climate	oceanic climate →
country	United Kingdom →
electoralRegion	Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region) →
governingBody	Shetland Islands Council →
hasBreedOrigin	Shetland pony → Shetland sheep → Shetland sheepdog →
hasCulturalEvent	Up Helly Aa →
hasHeritage	Norse → Scottish →
hasIndustry	aquaculture → fishing → oil and gas support → tourism →
hasLocalDialect	Shetland dialect of Scots →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasPort	Lerwick Harbour →
hasProtectedArea	Shetland National Scenic Area →
hasTransportFacility	Sumburgh Airport →
hasUNESCOStatus	UNESCO Global Geopark (Shetland Geopark) →
hasWildlife	Atlantic puffin → gannet → otters → seabirds → seals →
highestPoint	Ronas Hill →
historicalLanguage	Norn →
knownFor	Shetland ponies → Shetland sheep → Up Helly Aa fire festival → rugged coastline → seabird colonies → traditional knitwear →
largestSettlement	Lerwick →
lieutenancyArea	Shetland Islands →
locatedBetween	Faroe Islands → Norway → Scottish mainland →
locatedIn	North Atlantic Ocean → Northern Isles →
partOf	Scotland →
seaBorder	North Sea → Norwegian Sea →
sovereignState	United Kingdom →
timeZone	UTC+0 →
timeZoneDST	UTC+1 →

Referenced by (59)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bluemull Sound ("Shetland Islands") → Bressay ("Shetland Islands") → Bressay ("Shetland archipelago") → Fetlar ("Shetland Islands") → Fetlar → West Sandwick ("Shetland Islands") → West Sandwick → Yell ("Shetland Islands") → Yell ("Shetland archipelago") → Yell ("Northern Isles") → Yell Sound ("Shetland Islands") →	locatedIn
British Isles → British Isles ("Shetland Islands") → Danish colonial empire → Scottish Islands → Scottish Islands ("Northern Isles") → Scottish Islands ("Mainland, Shetland") → Scottish Islands ("Unst") →	hasPart
Bressay → Mid Yell ("Highlands and Islands") → West Sandwick →	region
Bressay ("Mainland, Shetland") → Yell ("Unst") → Yell ("Mainland, Shetland") →	separatedFrom
Yell ("Unst") → Yell ("Mainland, Shetland") →	connectedByFerryTo
Shetland Islands Council ("Shetland Islands") → Shetland Islands Council →	jurisdiction
Fetlar ("Shetland Islands") → Yell →	partOf
Bluemull Sound ("Unst") → Yell Sound ("Shetland Mainland") →	separates
Shetland Islands Council ("Shetland Islands") →	appliesToTerritorialEntity
Fetlar ("Shetland Islands") →	archipelago
University of the Highlands and Islands →	campus
Bluemull Sound ("Unst") →	connectsIsland
Scottish mainland ("Shetland Islands") →	distinctFrom
Caledonian fault system ("Shetland Islands") →	extendsTo
Old Red Sandstone ("Shetland Islands") →	foundInRegion
Bressay ("Islands of Shetland") →	hasCategory
Bressay ("Shetland Islands") →	hasCouncilArea
Orkney Islands ("Shetland Islands") →	hasFerryLinkTo
Scotland ("Shetland Islands") →	hasIslandGroup
Bressay →	hasLieutenancyArea
British Isles →	hasMajorIslandGroup
Cullivoe ("Unst") →	hasNearbyIsland
Yell Sound ("Shetland Mainland") →	hasShoreOn
Fetlar →	historicCounty
Kalmar Union →	includesTerritory
West Sandwick ("Shetland Islands") →	isInArchipelago
Bressay ("Shetland archipelago") →	isPartOf
Shetland ("Shetland Islands") →	lieutenancyArea
Yell Sound ("Mainland, Shetland") →	locatedNorthOf
University of the Highlands and Islands ("Shetland UHI") →	member
Bluemull Sound ("Unst") →	nearbyIsland
Jo Grimond →	residence
Norse ("Faroe Islands") →	spokenIn
James III of Scotland ("Shetland Islands") →	territorialAcquisition
Yell Sound ("Shetland Islands") →	waterwayOf