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    Linga

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    60°21′N 1°22′W

    Linga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69 metres (226 ft). Its area is 70 hectares (0.27 sq mi).

    Linga from the road to Muckle Row
    Linga from the road to Muckle Row

    Jo and Steve Turner / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    60°21′N 1°22′W

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    Linga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69 metres (226 ft). Its area is 70 hectares (0.27 sq mi).

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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

    Also in Lee Skerries

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Vementry

      3.7 km²▲ 90 m

      Minor islands

    • Papa Little

      2.1 km²▲ 82 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.21 km²▲ 37 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Burki Skerries

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Vementry

      3.7 km²▲ 90 m

      Minor islands

    • Papa Little

      2.1 km²▲ 82 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.21 km²▲ 37 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs