Physical / Location

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