"Shetland, insular co. of Scotland, 50 miles NE. of Orkney, 352,876 ac.,
pop. 29,705; Mainland, pop. 20,821; it consists of about 100 islands, 29
of which are inhabited - Mainland, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Whalsay, and Bressay
being the largest. Mainland, comprising more than half the area of the whole
group, extends N. and S. for 54 miles, and has an extreme, breadth of 21
miles, but the coast-line is so irregular and deeply indented that no spot
is 4 miles from the sea. The surface of Shetland is generally bleak and
moorish, and rises to a maximum alt. of 1475 ft., but only in a few places
higher than 500 ft. The rock scenery around the coasts is exceedingly grand
and interesting. The climate is humid and comparatively mild, but severe
storms are frequent." from John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British
Isles 1887
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