the Shetland Isles

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• (the) British Isles — the British Isles UK US the group of islands in western Europe that consists of Great Britain and Ireland, and some smaller islands near them Thesaurus: countries considered as a political or economic grouphyponym See also: Great Britain * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• Terminology of the British Isles — Main article: British Isles   The British Isles …   Wikipedia

• Shetland (sheep) — Shetland sheep have been on the Shetland Isles for over a thousand years, probably brought there by Viking settlers. They are Northern European short tailed sheep, a group which also includes the Finnsheep, Norwegian Spaelsau, Icelandic, Romanov… …   Wikipedia

• Genetic history of the British Isles — Population research using DNA is initiating research into the genetic history of the British Isles. Genetically, the population native to the British Isles is closely associated with the larger region of Western Europe, and in particular with the …   Wikipedia

• Shetland cattle — are a small, hardy cattle breed from the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland.Shetland cattle possess their characteristic genetic qualities of thriftiness, productivity and hardiness, through adaptation and survival in one of the… …   Wikipedia

• Norse activity in the British Isles — occurred during the Early Mediaeval period, when members of the Norse populations of Scandinavia traveled to the British Isles for trade, raiding and settlement. The Norse peoples that came to the British Isles have often been referred to in… …   Wikipedia

• Shetland, or Zetland, Islands —    SHETLAND, or ZETLAND, ISLANDS, forming, with Orkney, a maritime county, in the northern extremity of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea, on the east by the German Ocean, and on the west by the Atlantic. They lie between 59° 51 and …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Shetland animal breeds — Shetland has long had its own distinct animal breeds because of the area being made up of remote islands. Most of its breeds however originated from animals brought from Scandinavia by the VikingsFact|date=April 2008. Below is a list of Shetlands …   Wikipedia

• Extreme points of the British Isles — This is a list of the extreme points of the British Isles1, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location*Northernmost Point mdash; Out Stack, Shetland Islands *Northernmost Settlement mdash; Skaw, Unst, Shetland… …   Wikipedia

• List of islands in the British Isles — This page is a list of the larger islands that comprise the British Isles, listing area and population data. The total area of the archipelago is 315,134 km². Great Britain and Ireland between them account for 95.6% of this area, leaving 4.4% or… …   Wikipedia

• List of endangered species in the British Isles — This is a list of endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the British Isles. They are endangered or have reducing populations within the British Isles and may become extinct in the future. Some suffer because of loss of habitat, but …   Wikipedia