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    Lamba

    60°31′N 1°18′W

    Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. 87 mi) east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. 17 sq mi). Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, and an adjacent communications mast.

    Solan and Lamba
    Solan and Lamba

    Derek Mayes / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    60°31′N 1°18′W

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    Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of 43 hectares (0.17 sq mi). Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, and an adjacent communications mast. There are similarly named places, Lamba in the Faroe Islands and Lambay in Ireland.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Shetland

    • Mainland

      953 km²▲ 450 m

      Major islands

    • Yell

      212 km²▲ 210 m

      Major islands

    • Unst

      120 km²▲ 285 m

      Major islands

    • Fetlar

      40.5 km²▲ 159 m

      Minor islands

    • Bressay

      27.6 km²▲ 226 m

      Minor islands

    • Whalsay

      19.5 km²▲ 122 m

      Minor islands

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Foula

      13 km²▲ 418 m

      Minor islands

    Also in British Isles

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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