Linga, Muckle Roe
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For other uses, see Linga (disambiguation).
| Linga, Muckle Roe | |
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| Location | |
  Linga, Muckle Roe
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| Linga, Muckle Roe shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | HU354639 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | |
| Norse name: | lyngey |
| Meaning of name: | "heather island" |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 70 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 171 |
| Highest elevation: | 69 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0 |
| Main settlement: | Roesound |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Shetland |
| Local Authority: | Shetland Islands |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Muckle Roe. It is a small, uninhabited island 1 km east of Muckle Roe. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is 69m. Its area is 70 hectares.
[edit] Geography and geology
Linga is almost completely round, with a central peak. It lies between the mouths of Olna Firth and Gon Firth on the west coast of the Shetland Mainland.[4] To the north is Delting on the Mainland, and the Mainland is also to the south and east. Papa Little is to the south west, and Mavis Grind to the north.
There is a subnmerged rock, known as Groin Baa to the north.
The island is composed of gneiss and schist, with some quartzite and pelite while its landscape is one of rough grass and heather.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map [map].
- ^ Overview of Linga. Gazeteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
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