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  Shetland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is an archipelago between the Orkney Islands and the Faroe Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a total area of approximately 1466 km².
This film is a dramatisation based on the true story of the evacuation of the last thirty-six inhabitants of the remote island of St Kilda on 29 August 1930.
St Kilda lies in the Atlantic Ocean, ten miles (16 km) off the west coast of Scotland, and west of the Outer Hebrides; the inhabitants spoke Gaelic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shetland_Islands   (1068 words)

  
 Scotland
In 1603, the Scottish King and Queen James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of the Kingdom of England, and became James I of England.
The territorial extent of Scotland is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
The population of the Scotland in the 2001 census was 5,062,011.
brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scotland.html   (5766 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Scotland Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Scotland, or in Gaelic, Alba, is a country (formerly an independent kingdom) of northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Scotland was first united with England in 1603, when the Scottish King James VI also became James I of England.
Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain; it is bordered on the south by England.
www.ipedia.com /scotland.html   (2760 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Scotland [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Template:Otheruses Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
Scotland has a land boundary with England in the island of Great Britain and is otherwise bounded by seas and oceans.
Scotland took part in a personal union with England in 1603, when the Scottish King James VI also became James I of England.
encyclozine.com /Scotland   (3765 words)

  
 scotland geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Department of Geography at the University of Aberdeen.
The geography and topology of Scotland Scottish geography...
Scotland's mainland is 275 miles (440km) from north (Cape Wrath...
www.maps-and-more.com /articles/26/scotland-geography.html   (495 words)

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