Shetland Islands (Scotland)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shetland_Islands_(Scotland)
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Sumburgh_Airport
gptkbp:area 1,466 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lerwick
gptkbp:climate oceanic
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Shetland
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Viking
gptkbp:dialCode +44
gptkbp:distanceFromNorway about 300 km west of Norway
gptkbp:distanceFromScotland about 170 km north of mainland Scotland
gptkbp:district gptkb:Shetland_Islands_Council
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Shetland
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Lerwick
gptkbp:hasFishSpecies gptkb:Puffin
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Ronas_Hill
450 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shetland Islands (Scotland)
gptkbp:inhabitedBy 16
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code GBLER
GB-SCT
gptkbp:joinedScotland 15th century
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Mainland
gptkbp:lieutenancyArea gptkb:Shetland
gptkbp:localGovernmentArea gptkb:Shetland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:oil
fishing
tourism
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Shetlandic_Scots
English
gptkbp:mammalSpecies gptkb:Shetland_sheepdog
gptkb:Shetland_pony
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Up_Helly_Aa
gptkbp:numberOfIslands about 100
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.shetland.gov.uk/
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Orkney_and_Shetland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:population about 23,000
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Norse
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6