The Shetlands
The Shetlands
The Orkneys and the Shetlands.
Orkneys, Shetlands, Hebrides.
The Shetland Isles are further North than the Orkney's.
Scotland has thousands of islands. The best known groups are the Shetlands, Orkneys, inner and outer Hebrides and Isle of Arran.
the Inner and Outer Hebrides (heb-brah-deez). The Outer Hebrides are further north. The Hebrides are West of Scotland. The Orkneys and then the Shetlands are at the Northern tip, the Shetland Islands being the Northernmost of the British Isles.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust do not as yet have a Member Centre in the Orkneys or Shetlands. But to get up to date information about their activities it is best to ring their main office on 0131 312 7765
Great Britain is itself an island, and northern Ireland is part of Ireland. Other islands are the Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Lundy, Sheppey, Bardsey and there are several island groups such as the Hebrides, Orkneys, Shetlands and Farnes.
•The English Channel, the North Sea and the seas around the North and West of Scotland, the Orkneys and the West of Ireland.
Shetlands are a breed of pony.
The tidal current in the Orkneys is known as the "Atlantic Orkney Tidal Stream."
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