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| Norse name | Hjaltland |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | 'Hiltland' |
| Location | |
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  Shetland Shetland shawn within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | HU4363 |
| Coordinates | 60°21′N 1°13′W / 60.350°N 1.217°WCoordinates: 60°21′N 1°13′W / 60.350°N 1.217°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Northren Isles |
| Aurie | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | Ronas Hill 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands Cooncil |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 23,210 (2012) |
| Population density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Lairgest settlement | Lerwick |
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Shetland (aulder spellin: Zetland, frae Ȝetland; Auld Norse Hjaltland; Gaelic: Sealtainn) is an archipelago aff the northeast coast o mainlaund Scotland. The islands lees tae the northeast o Orkney, 280 km (170 mi) frae the Faroe Islands an mak up pairt o the diveesion atween the Atlantic Ocean tae the wast an the German Ocean tae the east. The hail area is aboot 1,466 km² (566 sq mi). Shetland is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland. The islands' admeenistrative centre an anely burgh is Lerwick.
The lairgest island, kent as "the Mainland," haes an area o 967 km² (374 sq mi), makkin it the third-lairgest Scots island an the fifth-lairgest o the Breetish Isles.