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| Shetland Islands | |
| Continuity: | Real world |
| Aliases: | Shetland Zetland |
| Category: | Island |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Points of interest: | Sumburgh |
The Shetland Islands is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Atlantic, between Great Britain, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost part of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about 80 km (50 mi) to the northeast of Orkney, 170 km (110 mi) from mainland Scotland and 220 km (140 mi) west of Norway. They form part of the border between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. Their total area is 1,466 km (566 sq mi), and the population totaled 22,920 in 2019. The islands comprise the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The local authority, the Shetland Islands Council, is one of the thirty-two council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative center and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the capital was Scalloway.
When a laboratory-created "rage" virus infected Europe, England was placed under quarantine. A group of reporters, as well as an English guide named Selena tried to sneak through the quarantine by way of the Shetland Islands. They were shot down by military aircraft, and forced to land some nine miles outside of Sumburgh. While trying to flag down some civilians for help, they discovered that the virus had spread to the southern tip of Scotland as well. [1]
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- Sumburgh
- Sumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh is located at the south end of the Mainland on Sumburgh Head. Sumburgh Airport is just outside the village to the north. Sumburgh has a population of approximately 100. Jarlshof is situated to the west of Sumburgh, adjacent to Sumburgh Hotel. Sumburgh is within the parish of Dunrossness.
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