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1759:Balta Sound
1697:Northmavine
1682:Dunrossness
1566:Haroldswick
1493:Ve Skerries
1468:South Havra
1458:Papa Little
1316:North Isles
1141:Punds Water
1077:Muckle Ossa
1018:Mavis Grind
896:South Gluss
891:North Gluss
770:Northmavine
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589:Northmavine
564:Northmavine
340:Mavis Grind
266:Mavis Grind
250:Northmavine
100:Oily Muggie
27:Northmavine
2022:Categories
1883:Prehistory
1804:Yell Sound
1794:Sullom Voe
1556:Gulberwick
1526:Baltasound
1498:West Linga
1483:Uyea, Unst
1326:Papa Stour
1311:Muckle Roe
1289:West Burra
1284:East Burra
1131:Eela Water
1119:Ronas Hill
1062:The Drongs
1045:Yell Sound
1040:Sullom Voe
851:Haggrister
654:15 October
522:15 October
474:References
385:Population
352:Ronas Hill
321:Northmaven
315:, and the
306:Ronas Hill
254:Northmaven
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33:Nortmavine
1873:Etymology
1837:Out Stack
1784:Ronas Voe
1774:Busta Voe
1769:Burra Voe
1702:Sandsting
1661:Whiteness
1636:Uyeasound
1616:Symbister
1611:Scalloway
1596:Ollaberry
1591:North Roe
1576:Levenwick
1571:Hillswick
1296:Fair Isle
1171:Buildings
1057:Dore Holm
1030:Ronas Voe
1013:Lang Ayre
981:Esha Ness
969:Geography
941:Valladale
916:Swinister
906:Skelberry
881:Mangaster
871:Housetter
846:Gunnister
841:Fethaland
799:Ollaberry
794:North Roe
789:Hillswick
784:Villages:
333:North Roe
329:Ollaberry
325:Hillswick
258:Old Norse
180:Ambulance
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1975:Shetland
1707:Tingwall
1656:Weisdale
1606:Sandwick
1586:Mossbank
1581:Mid Yell
1551:Grutness
1488:Vementry
1463:Samphrey
1403:Hildasay
1398:Hascosay
1268:Mainland
1253:Shetland
931:Urafirth
921:Tangwick
911:Stenness
876:Isbister
866:Hogaland
856:Hamnavoe
836:Eastwick
831:Burnside
826:Braewick
617:Eshaness
319:, spelt
278:Scotland
274:Shetland
270:Mainland
237:Scotland
185:Scottish
173:Scottish
161:Scotland
112:Scotland
1878:History
1728:Bressay
1692:Nesting
1687:Lerwick
1677:Delting
1561:Gutcher
1515:Lerwick
1346:Whalsay
1331:Trondra
1274:Bressay
1150:History
1067:Egilsay
1052:Islets:
901:Sandvoe
816:Assater
713:60°30′N
700:History
292:Summary
213:Website
106:Country
96:Demonym
86:Density
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1861:Topics
1733:Fetlar
1641:Vidlin
1601:Quarff
1536:Bixter
1531:Bigton
1393:Colsay
1301:Fetlar
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716:1°24′W
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1438:Mousa
1408:Lamba
1383:Bigga
1378:Balta
1341:Vaila
1306:Foula
1279:Burra
886:Nibon
648:(PDF)
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432:1343
427:2011
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421:1991
418:1981
415:1971
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406:1931
146:01806
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1743:Yell
1738:Unst
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1621:Toab
1541:Brae
1521:Aith
1453:Papa
1448:Oxna
1443:Noss
1351:Yell
1336:Unst
1102:Uyea
678:ISBN
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