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	Shetland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shetland Islands (also sometimes spelled Zetland or Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and also form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area, and the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament.
		The Shetland Islands were originally a Norwegian colony, but ownership defaulted to the crown of Scotland on 20 February 1472 following non-payment of a marriage dowry.
		Fair Isle lies approximately halfway between Shetland and Orkney, but it is administered as part of Shetland and is often counted as part of the island group.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shetland_Isles (487 words)

	The Canine History Page -- The Sheltie & The Shetland Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shetland has been inhabited for at least 6,000 years, presumably by a small, dark native people called the Picts, but it was the Norsemen, Vikings and Danes, who settled in Shetland about 1,000 years ago, who have had the strongest influence on the Scandinavian islands.
		Shetland was pledged to Scotland in 1469 by the debt-ridden King Christian I of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, in lieu of 8,000 florins, part of the dowry for his daughter, Princess Margaret, on the occasion of her marriage to the future King James III of Scotland.
		The Shetland climate is relatively mild, largely due to the influence of the North Atlantic Drift, a continuation of the Gulf Stream, which sweeps warm water across the Atlantic, past Shetland and around the north of Norway.
	www.nakshatras.net /history_sheltie.htm (989 words)

	SHETLAND, or ZETLAND - Online Information article about SHETLAND, or ZETLAND
		Holm of Papal, " isle of the priest " (2), belonging to Bressay parish, and Linga, " heather isle " (8), to the parish of Tingwall, lie S.E. of Hildasay.
		Uyea, " the isle," from the Old Norse oy (3), to the south of Unst, from which it is divided by the narrow sounds of Uyea and Skuda, yields a beautiful green serpentine.
		Hence-forward the history of Shetland is scarcely separable from that of Orkney (q.v.).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHETLAND_or_ZETLAND.html (4700 words)

	Shetland isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shetland offers some of the finest walking in Europe.The combination of spectacular coastal scenery on both North Sea and Atlantic facing cliffs, quiet inland lochs, and gentle heathery hills is unsurpassed.
		Shetland's landscape looks wild but in fact it's been created by at least 5,000 years of human occupation.
		It's possible people were living in Shetland before that but, because the sea has risen by an estimated 120m (400') since the ice melted, about 10-12,000 years ago, traces of early coastal settlements are now under water.
	www.welcome2scotland.net /shetland/index.htm (293 words)

	North Atlantic Fisheries College - Aquaculture research, Fisheries research, Nautical courses
		Shetlanders too have aquaculture training, exploited these fish for thousands of years, as much through necessity as from inclination.
		Today Shetland has one of the world's nautical education, most advanced fishing fleets and the fisheries industry is a major component of Shetland's economy.
		Located in Shetland, the college is ideally placed for fisheries training, lying at the heart of the northern European fishing grounds.
	www.nafc.ac.uk (766 words)

	Meldrum/Cooke, FIDDLE TRADITION OF THE SHETLAND
		Dr. Tom Anderson, whose research and recordings sparked Dr. Cooke's interest in the Shetland Isles, told of his time in the Royal Air Force, where he noticed that many other cultures were celebrating their own indigenous music, and that fiddle music was heard rarely if at all.
		Modern Shetland reels are similar to common ones, however because of the increasing skill of the fiddler, the triadic passages are spread all over the range of the fiddle, utilizing all four strings.
		Shetland music is predominately light in feel and quick in tempo to facilitate the main function for most of the music--dancing.
	cfaonline.asu.edu /haefer/classes/568/568.papers/meldrum4.html (3300 words)

	Mutual Coexistence on Shetland Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The idea behind this, is that the school is a great representation of the different ethnic groups in Shetland, because the pupils came from all different parts of the Isles.
		However, because the Shetland Isles are so far away from the main part of Scotland, in some ways people feel isolated and believe they are different (shown why in Attachment 1 - GC Shet.Scot).
		Living in a small community such as Shetland, we are not given a many example of bad racial integration, as although Shetland is in no way free of racism, there is little evidence of it as it is mainly passive.
	www.gfs.diepholz.de /projekte/gc/Shetland2.htm (653 words)

	United Kingdom - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Isles refers to an archipelago of islands including Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Orkney, the Hebrides, Shetland Isles, Channel Islands and others.
		The Isle of Man and Channel Islands are not legally part of the United Kingdom; they are British crown dependencies, though the United Kingdom is responsible for their external affairs.
		The lower limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck, Cotswolds, Lincolnshire Wolds and chalk downs of the North Downs, South Downs and Chilterns of southern England.
	open-encyclopedia.com /United_Kingdom (2172 words)

	shetlandhaplogroupR1a
		It is anticipated that about a third of individuals from Shetland with "son" names will be assigned to the R1a haplogroup, an as yet unknown number of them being of European origin, and others of Asian origin.
		One of the mystery haplogroups that was unexpected in Shetland is K. It is typically found in low numbers, and in the Middle East, east to the Causasus Mountains, south to India, and west to Italy.
		The best evidence we have to date is that, although not investigated scientifically, is that the Q and K arrived with R1a from the same population source in the Altai region of Russian Siberia.
	www.davidkfaux.org /shetlandhaplogroupR1a.html (948 words)

	Holidays in Shetland
		The Shetland Isles are the most northerly group of islands associated with Scotland, over 100 in total, only 15 of them are inhabited, making the area an extremely friendly place for wildlife.
		Shetland has seemed to be some kind of magnet for thousands of years to marauding warriors on planned expeditions, along with fishermen, traders, explorers and smugglers.
		Scandinavian rule was to last in Shetland until the mid 15th century until it was given to Scotland as a dowry, although the Scandinavian influence prevails even to this day.
	www.scottishholidays.net /visit/scotland-tour-shetland.html (614 words)

	The history of Scotland - Orkney and Shetland Isles
		In fact the Shetland Isles are located in the North Atlantic, as close to Norway as to Aberdeen.
		Shetland consists of a group of 100 islands with approximately 900 miles of coastline and a population of around 23,000.
		In 1468, the impoverished Christian Ist, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, pawned the Orkney Isles to James III of Scotland in lieu of a royal dowry, for 50,000 florins and then the Shetlands for a further 8,000 florins.
	historic-uk.com /HistoryUK/Scotland-History/NorthernIsles.htm (731 words)

	Location
		The isles were sculpted by the sea until the ice ages.
		Shetland was first inhabited in 3,000BC by Neoliths from mainland Scotland, who lived off the land and the sea.
		Shetland is an island grouping of fiddle players.
	www.skyinbow.com /misc/location.htm (453 words)

	Fiddler Magazine - Fall 1997
		The Shetland Isles are the most northerly outpost of the United Kingdom -- over 100 low-lying and virtually treeless islands clustered together almost equidistantly between Aberdeen on Scotland's east coast, the Faeroe Isles and Bergen on the west coast of Norway.
		It's not surprising then if the average Shetlander maintains that he or she is no more Scottish than Scandinavian and it's a fact that the Shetlands were ruled from Norway until 1469 and old affiliations die hard.
		When the fishing around their own islands was poor, Shetland men went off in droves to serve in the merchant or Royal navy and travelled the world, sometimes buying up a fiddle during shore leave, and picking up a new tune somewhere else.
	www.fiddle.com /issues/fall97.html (6489 words)

	Shetland Landscapes
		Shetland displays some of the most complex and varied geology to be found anywhere in Britain.
		Shetland links the Norwegian, Scottish and East Greenland parts of the former Caledonian terrane that long predates the opening of the North Atlantic.
		The landscape of Shetland has been sculpted from this diverse geology by rivers, glaciers and the sea over the last few million years.
	www.fettes.com /shetland (198 words)

	Hotels in Shetland Islands Scotland accommodation - Shetland Islands hotels accommodation in Scotlands Highlands UK
		The Shetland Isles are an archipelago of 100 islands and islets.
		The Shetland Isles were originally a Norwegian colony, and are geographically closer to Norway than they are to Scotland.
		Shetland offers some of the finest walking in Europe, the combination of spectacular coastal scenery on both North Sea and Atlantic facing cliffs, quiet inland lochs, and gentle heathery hills is breathtaking.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /shetlandhotels.html (199 words)

	Great British diving - The shetland islands article by Peter Collings
		In deed local heritage would suggest some truth in the matter as here and no where else in the Shetland s is the art of dye making from flowers, roots and seaweed found.
		Heading north we come to the Shetland Islands, an archipelago of some one hundred islands in total, 100 miles from the Scottish mainland.
		No account of shetland would be complete without an account of one of the worst shipping disasters to hit the british shores since the toray canyon.
	www.sportextreme.com /phdiar181 (866 words)

	Hotels in Shetland Isles Scotland UK. Shetland Isles hotel rooms, UK bed and breakfasts for leisure breaks and business ...
		The Shetland Isles region of Scotland includes the major town or city of Brae, and the village or locality of Busta.
		To assist you in booking the right hotel in Shetland Isles, photographs and full details of the hotel are provided and for many hotels you can read independent guest reviews.
		If you are looking for great hotel deals in Shetland Isles, special offer hotels or late hotel rooms, at HotelLink we can help you find a hotel in Scotland by listing over 8000 hotels in the UK in our UK hotel directory.
	hotellink.co.uk /docs/uk/scotland/shetland_isles (282 words)

	Shetland Isles Scotland Tourist Information
		Shetland knitwear is world famous and the islands' inhabitants are delighted to share traditional techniques with you.
		Shetland has some of the best wild brown trout fishing in Britain and there is a wide range of lochs to choose from.
		Whatever your interest, the invigorating Shetland air will give you a sense of euphoria and if you don't want to be outside there are plenty of indoor centres with activities you can participate in.
	www.activity-scotland.org.uk /shetland-atb.htm (416 words)

	Shetland Wildlife - Where is Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although part of Norway for over 500 years, and still proud of its Norse traditions, Shetland is part of the United Kingdom and zoogeographically Shetland is the northernmost extension of the British Isles.
		At their closest, Shetland’s nearest neighbours are the archipelago of Orkney, 70 km south-west (ignoring Fair Isle halfway in between which is politically, culturally and zoogeographically part of Shetland), Mainland Scotland 140 km south-west, Norway 275 km to the east and the Faeroe Islands 300 km to the north-east.
		The climate is relatively mild due to the influence of the North Atlantic Drift sea current which is an extension of the Gulf Stream, and the average rainfall is about the same as Devon.
	www.wildlife.shetland.co.uk /shetland.html (480 words)

	Bed and Breakfast Hotels in the Scottish Isles.
		Caladh is a converted croft house in a small village 9 miles north of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
		The beach is a short walk from the house and the two bedrooms overlook the river and sea.
		Apart from peace and quiet, good home cooked food and friendly personal attention there is the added attraction of a talkative parrot who will keep you entertained.
	www.bedandbreakfasts-uk.co.uk /northscotland-isles.htm (104 words)

	The Shetland Isles
		Everywhere in the Shetlands, modern farmhouses stand beside the ruined shells of the original dwellings.
		First close encounters were by boat around the cliffs of the Isle of Noss, where the awesome height and unusual rock formations formed a perfect setting for the birds.
		We returned to the campsite at Levenwick on the Mainland, and just before we were to leave the Shetlands, took the trip to the island of Mousa to see storm petrels.
	www.cheshirewildlife.co.uk /Shetlands/index.htm (1353 words)

	Shetland Islands
		The Shetland Islands (sometimes historically spelled Zetland, formerly Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area.
		The Shetland Islands were originally a Norwegian colony, and were pawned to the crown of Scotland on February 20, 1472.
		During World War II, boats from the Shetlands provided a relief service to occupied Norway, known as the "Shetland bus".
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shetland_islands.html (266 words)

	Welcome to the Shetland Islands!
		Shetland also has some of the best waters for fishing, sailing, canoeing, diving and simply 'messing about in boats' and each summer visitors come from all around the world through the main port of Lerwick.
		A new heritage of superb sports and leisure complexes is also firmly established in Shetland's lifestyle, and visitors can choose from a large range of facilities on the outlying islands as well as on the Shetland mainland.
		We have special pages and sections here about Shetland's location, its weather, its heritage, the yachting scene, where to stay and eat, and many other facets of visiting and living in Shetland.
	www.shetlandtourism.com (331 words)

	Diving the Shetland Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Seabirds soar from the cliffs and spiral around the boat, the motor chug-chugs gently and of civilisation there is no sign.
		They spent several weeks on Fair Isle, nearly causing a famine before they could be transported to the mainland.
		Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Vol 4, Scotland, by Richard & Bridget Larn.
	www.divernet.com /travel/shetland0300.htm (2245 words)

	The Orkneys and Shetland Isles
		Far to the north of Britain, we're in the land of the saga, the land of the long summer day, the land of the Viking settlements of the Shetlands, Orkneys and Europe's largest wildness area of Caithness and the Scottish Highlands.
		We dock in the Shetland's harbour town of Lerwick and have the next three full days to explore this rugged, remote and beautiful island that's as far away from Norway as it is from Scotland!
		We leave the isle of Orkney and cross to the northern tip of Scotland and explore the region of Caithness.
	www.backroadstouring.co.uk /OrkneysandShetlandstour.htm (1336 words)

	Holiday accommodation in Shetland Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shetland Isles Accommodation offering some great value, discounted late deals on lodgings, bed and breakfasts, guest houses in Shetland Isles.
		Shetland tradition is alive in the Grand Hotel nearly one hundred years after the hotel took its present fine form.
		The Kveldsro, which is Norse for 'Evening Peace', opened as a hotel in April 1969 and underwent a total refurbishment in 1993 transforming it into Shetland`s most luxurious hotel offering a standard the discerning traveller or holiday maker expects.
	www.camp-sites.co.uk /tshotels/regshetland-isles.htm (480 words)

	Nordagerdi - Holiday cottage on the Shetland Isles, available for rent
		A break in Shetland is true relaxation for the senses and soul.
		Shetland is 100 miles north of mainland Scotland, 225 miles west of Bergen in Norway, and just 400 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
		Shetland has over 500 square miles of open countryside, most of it accessible to hikers.
	www.shetland-accommodation.com (206 words)

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