Shetland, Scotland

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Shetland_Islands_Council
gptkbp:area 1,466 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lerwick
gptkbp:climate oceanic
gptkbp:country gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:dialCode 01595
gptkbp:distanceFromNorway about 300 km west
gptkbp:distanceFromScotlandMainland about 170 km north
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Sumburgh_Airport
gptkbp:hasCampus gptkb:University_of_the_Highlands_and_Islands
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Lerwick_Ferry_Terminal
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
Folk Festival
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Shetland_Museum_and_Archives
gptkbp:hasNatureReserve gptkb:Hermaness_National_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Noss_National_Nature_Reserve
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Norse_mythology
part of Norway until 15th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shetland, Scotland
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code GB-ZET
GBLER
gptkbp:joinedScotland 1472
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Mainland,_Shetland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Isles
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:oil
agriculture
fishing
tourism
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:BBC_Radio_Shetland
gptkb:Shetland_Times
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Up_Helly_Aa
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Jarlshof
gptkb:Sumburgh_Head_Lighthouse
gptkb:Mousa_Broch
gptkb:Scalloway_Castle
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Frankie_Fraser
gptkb:Jimmy_Perez_(fictional)
gptkb:Steven_Robertson
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Orkney_and_Shetland
gptkbp:population about 23,000
gptkbp:postCodeArea ZE
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Tórshavn,_Faroe_Islands
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Shetland_pony
otters
puffins
Shetland sheep
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Up_Helly_Aa_festival
gptkb:Norman_Lamont
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6