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Shetland Genealogy |
| Description "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 |
Genuki
- Shetland Genuki is the largest collection of research information on the net for UK |
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Shetland GenWeb maintained by volunteers in an effort to help researchers find local resources and reference information |
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Cyndi's
List - Shetland largest private collection of genealogy links on the web |
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