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Shetland Islands , island group and council area (1993 est. pop. 22,830), 551 sq mi (1,427 sq km), extreme N Scotland, NE of the Orkney Islands . Formerly the county of Shetland or Zetland , the archipelago is 70 mi (110 km) long and consists of some 100 islands, of which fewer than one fourth are inhabited. Mainland , Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Whalsey, and Bressay are the largest islands. Lerwick , on Mainland, is the principal town of the Shetland Islands. The surface of the islands is generally low and rocky, with few trees and spare soil. In places cliffs rise above 1,000 ft (305 m).

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