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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.
Lindisfarne-Also known as Holy Island (there are several other Holy Islands in the UK), lies just off shore of England's north east coast, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. The island is connected to the mainland by a tidal causeway; there is a castle and priory on the island.hatever the total number of islands there are certainly a great many of them-below are details of the main islands and groups of islands around the UK-from north to south. Shetland Islands-A group of around 90 islands, of which only 15 are inhabited, lying around 100 miles north of the Scottish north east coast.