Shetland
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Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie ab
Mainland, view of the village Gulberwick.
Aurora in Scatness
Lerwick is Shetland's largest settlement.
The preserved ruins of a wheelhouse and broch at Jarlshof, described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles"
Faroe Islands
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The Faroe Islands, also known as the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and a rigsdel of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the Hebrides and Shetland isle
Shetland
…Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about 50 miles (80 kilometres) to the northeast of Orkney, 110 mi…
Everyday life in the Viking Age
British troops arrive in Tórshavn, 1940
The village of Skipanes on Eysturoy, with murkier weather in the distance
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is common in the Faroe Islands during May and June.