North Mainland

The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N).

Geography

Notable places in North Mainland include:

• Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.
• Brae
• Muckle Roe
• Esha Ness Lighthouse
• Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft
• Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
• Lunna Ness, with Lunna
• Lunnasting peninsula , with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay
• the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind
• North Roe
• Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres
• Ollaberry
• Hillswick
• Uyea island

To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound

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