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Shetland is on longitude 01ÂºW of Greenwich and straddles latitude 60ÂºN, 598 miles (962km) north of London and just 400 miles (643km) south of the Arctic Circle. This is as far north as St Petersburg, Russia, or Anchorage, Alaska. Shetlandâs nearest neighbour is Orkney, 50 miles (80km) to the south-west. Norway is just over 200 miles (320km) to the east and the Faroe Islands lie about the same distance away to the north-west. Iceland is only another 300 miles (480km) beyond Faroe, while Cape Farewell, the southern tip of Greenland, is 1,450 miles (2,333km) due west of Shetland.
Shetland also a a breed of pig called the Shetland pig. The islands' motto, which appears on the Council's coat of arms, is MeÃ° loegum lÃ¶gum skal land. Byggja This icelandic phrase is taken from The danish 1241 Basic: Law Jyske, lov and is also mentioned In njals njÃ¡ls saga And means by law shall land. be builtransport between islands is primarily by ferry, and Shetland Islands Council operates various inter-island services. Shetland is also served by a domestic connection from Lerwick to Aberdeen on mainland Scotland. This service, which takes about 12 hours, is operated by NorthLink Ferries.