Linga, Samphrey
For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Linga.
| Norse name | lyngey |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | heather island |
 North end of Linga | |
| Location | |
  Linga Linga shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU466733 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 38 ha[1] |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (131 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3][4] |
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.
Geography and geology
Linga is an extremely common name in Shetland, meaning heather island. This Linga is not far from Firth and Firths Voe, in the West. Fish Holm is to the North and Lunna Ness to the east.
Linga is made of coarse gneiss, with some granite.[3] It is about 43 ha in area and 40m at its highest point.
Footnotes
- ↑ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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Coordinates: 60°26′27″N 1°09′18″W / 60.44082°N 1.15508°W
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