An archipelago in the heart of the North Sea
- The total area of Shetland is 567 square miles, with a total coastline of approximately 1,697 miles
- An archipelago made up of over 100 islands, 15 are inhabited
- Shetland’s capital, Lerwick, is on Latitude 60°09° N and Longitude 01°09° W
- It lies 225 miles from Bergen, Norway and 211 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland
- It is 80 miles by road from Sumburgh, in the south of the islands, to Haroldswick, in the north