Unst, Yell and Fetlar are part of which island group?
"Bluemull Sound Bluemull Sound is the strait between Unst and Yell in Shetland's North Isles. A ferry service crosses it regularly. Cullivoe is on the Yell side, and the island of Linga lies in the strait. The ""world's first community-owned tidal power generator"" became operational in Bluemull Sound in April 2014. The turbine is a 30 kW Nova Innovation device, owned by the North Yell Development Council and is connected to the local grid by 1 km subsea cable; helping power an ice house and up to 30 local homes. A 100kW tidal turbine was connected in August 2016. The"
"and Fetlar are mainly formed of ultramafic and mafic igneous rocks which are interpreted to form part of an ophiolite, a section of oceanic crust from the Iapetus ocean which was destroyed during the Caledonian orogeny. Unst was once the location of several chromite quarries, one of which was served by the now-disused Hagdale Chromate Railway from 1907 to 1937. Unst is the type locality for the mineral theophrastite, a nickel-magnesium variant of the mineral, (Ni,Mg)(OH), having been discovered at Hagdale in 1960. Ferries link Belmont on the island to Gutcher on Yell and Oddsta on Fetlar. The Unst Bus"
"Uist Uist ( or ) or The Uists ( ) are two islands and part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via The Isle of Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes mistakenly known as the Uists. From south to north, the inhabited islands in the island group are ""Èirisgeigh"" (Eriskay), ""Uibhist a Deas"" (South Uist), Grimsay (South), ""Beinn nam Faoghla"" (Benbecula), ""Eilean Fhlodaigh"" (Flodaigh), ""Griomasaigh"" (Grimsay (North)), Fraoch-eilean, ""Uibhist a Tuath"" (North Uist), ""Am Baile Sear"" (Baleshare) and ""Beàrnaraigh"" (Berneray). The main settlements in the Uists are:"
"water, but is easily eroded, particularly when it comes near to the coast. As Jill Slee Blackadder writes: The island was anciently divided into the parishes of North Yell, Mid Yell, and South Yell. More recently the parish of North Yell was merged with that of Fetlar, and Mid Yell and South Yell were amalgamated. In 1991, North Yell was merged with Mid and South Yell to the new civil parish of Yell, leaving Fetlar a parish of its own. The island is still divided into the ecclesiastical parish Mid Yell and the quoad sacra parishes North Yell and South"
"in the prayer life of the community. The convent has a hospitality room where all visitors are invited to rest and make themselves a hot drink. In 2015, the community moved to the island of Unst where more medical and social care is available than on Fetlar; one Sister now lives in sheltered care at Uyeasound. A new chapel and community house have been built at Westing on the Atlantic coast of Unst. The community's buildings on Fetlar have been sold. The Byre Chapel was the original place of worship developed from a barn. It was noteworthy for its simple"
"land of the United Kingdom and Shetland at Out Stack near Muckle Flugga, and its most northerly settlement Skaw on Unst. These also happen to be the most northerly British territorial claims currently in existence, since Canadian independence, in contradistinction to those of Cornwall, which only represent the southernmost parts of the UK, and not those of British overseas territories, such as the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and British Antarctic Territory. In similar fashion, Britain's most northerly maritime claims are also based on these islands, having great effect on its fishing and oil industries. Fetlar also contains some of the"
"Yell, Unst, and Fetlar, which lie to the north, and Bressay and Whalsay, which lie to the east. East and West Burra, Muckle Roe, Papa Stour, Trondra and Vaila are smaller islands to the west of Mainland. The other inhabited islands are Foula west of Walls, Fair Isle south-west of Sumburgh Head, and the Out Skerries to the east. The uninhabited islands include Mousa, known for the Broch of Mousa, the finest preserved example in Scotland of an Iron Age broch; Noss to the east of Bressay, which has been a national nature reserve since 1955; St Ninian's Isle, connected"
"mean ""two islands tied together"" by the dyke. Gammeltoft (2010) however, argues that ""fetlar"" actually means ""shoulder-straps"", that this description is hardly an obvious one for an island name and Fetlar is thus most probably a Norse adaptation of a precursor language. This was probably the Pictish language although there is no unequivocal evidence for this. Originally wide it begins at the north shore by the cliffs of Muckle Funziegord Geo (""big Finns' dyke gully""), crosses an RSPB reserve to the west of Vord Hill, then vanishes near the enclosure of Whilsa Pund. It reappears at the southern shore of"
"the island's name may mean ""two islands strapped together"" by the Funzie Girt. It was recorded as ""Fötilør"" in 1490, also ""Pheodor Oy"" in 1654. Fetlar's wildlife is as varied as its geology. For example, over two hundred species of wild flower have been identified here. The northern part of Fetlar is a RSPB reserve, home to several important breeding species including Arctic skuas and whimbrels. The Lamb Hoga peninsula and nearby Haaf Gruney have some of the largest colonies of storm petrel. Of greatest importance though are red-necked phalaropes, for which the Loch of Funzie is the most important"
"the letter ȝ (yogh) with the cursive form of the letter z. An earlier name for the dyke was simply ""Finnigord"" and Finnigirt dyke is thus tautologous as ""gord"" already means ""dyke"". The dyke could have had a role in the naming of Fetlar itself. The division of the island by the dyke was so marked that the Norse seemed to treat Fetlar as two distinct islands—which they called ""Est Isle"" and ""Wast Isle"". Haswell-Smith (2004) suggests that the derivation of the name is from ""fetill"", the Old Norse for a ""strap"" or a ""tie"", and that Fetlar could therefore"
"literary references to island life. Yell is 19 miles (31 kilometres) in length, with a maximum breadth of 7.5 miles (12 kilometres), and is swept all around by very impetuous tides. The island extends northward to within 9.5 miles (15 kilometres) of the northwestern extremity of Unst. It is divided by only the narrow Bluemull Sound from the south west of Unst. On the eastern side the coast is generally low and sandy but there is an extensive rocky and partly precipitous coast on the west that rises slowly to elevations of . It is indented by seven or eight"
"in Englishe, the north head of Ywst, whilk term is twa paroche kirks, and is mair of profit than the rest of haill of Ywst, perteining to Donald Gormesone. Uist Uist ( or ) or The Uists ( ) are two islands and part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via The Isle of Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes mistakenly known as the Uists. From south to north, the inhabited islands in the island group are ""Èirisgeigh"" (Eriskay), ""Uibhist a Deas"" (South Uist), Grimsay (South), ""Beinn"
"BP plc and itself has numerous bays and inlets. Sullom Voe terminates at the extraordinary Mavis Grind, a narrow isthmus separating the North Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. Further south are Orka Voe, Tofts Voe, Firths Voe, Swinister Voe, Dales Voe, a second Colla Firth, Swining Voe, Lumna Voe and a second and smaller Hamna Voe with an inner bay called Boatsroom Voe. The ferry from the Mainland to Yell (and then overland on to ferries for Unst and Fetlar) operates between Toft on the Mainland, and Ulsta on Yell, the route being between the island of Samphrey to the"
"or 4 trucks, as well as 95 passengers. The crossing takes approximately 20 minutes, and ferries leave around every half-hour at peak times. The Bluemull Sound Ferry sails from Gutcher on Yell to Belmont on Unst and Oddsta on Fetlar. The ferries travel to Unst approximately every half-hour during the day, and to Fetlar a few times every day. The journey to Unst takes ten minutes, while travelling to Fetlar takes 25 minutes. The service is operated by ""Bigga"" and ""Geira"". There are two main roads, the A968 and the B9081. The A968 runs from Ulsta in the south west"
"North Uist North Uist () is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. In Donald Munro's ""A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides"" of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are described as one island of ""Ywst"" (Uist). Starting in the south of this 'island', he described the division between South Uist and Benbecula where ""the end heirof the sea enters, and cuts the countrey be ebbing and flowing through it"". Further north of Benbecula he described North Uist as ""this countrey is called Kenehnache of Ywst, that is in Englishe, the north"
"Wessel Islands The Wessel Islands is a group of islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land, and Elcho Island, to the northeast. Marchinbar Island is the largest of the group. Other islands include Elcho Island, Rimbija Island (the most outlying island), Guluwuru, Raragala, Stevens Island, Burgunngura, Djeergaree, Yargara, Drysdale Island, Jirrgari Island, Graham Island, Alger Island, Abbott Island, and Howard Island. Bumaga Island and Warnawi Island, both part of the Wessel Islands group, are also part of the Cunningham Islands. The"
"2003 and ""Dagalien"" (Norse for ""dusk""), launched in 2004. These vessels, built in Gdańsk in Poland, can each carry 31 cars or 4 trucks, as well as 95 passengers. The crossing takes approximately 20 minutes, and ferries leave around every half-hour at peak times. The Bluemull Sound Ferry sails from Gutcher on Yell to Belmont on Unst and Oddsta on Fetlar. The ferries travel to Unst approximately every half-hour during the day, and to Fetlar a few times every day. The journey to Unst takes ten minutes, while travelling to Fetlar takes 25 minutes. The service is operated by ""Bigga"""
"marine reserve Wessel Islands The Wessel Islands is a group of islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land, and Elcho Island, to the northeast. Marchinbar Island is the largest of the group. Other islands include Elcho Island, Rimbija Island (the most outlying island), Guluwuru, Raragala, Stevens Island, Burgunngura, Djeergaree, Yargara, Drysdale Island, Jirrgari Island, Graham Island, Alger Island, Abbott Island, and Howard Island. Bumaga Island and Warnawi Island, both part of the Wessel Islands group, are also part of the Cunningham"
"that the islanders removed themselves in anticipation of a possible future forcible eviction by this landowner. The island is designated as a Special Area of Conservation on account of its largely undisturbed blanket bog habitat. It is also home to a population of otters. Hascosay Hascosay (Old Norse ""Hafskotsey"") is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The island's rock is coarse micaceous gneiss. The island has several pools, but the fresh water in them is frequently contaminated by salt spray. The area of Hascosay is just over one square mile. The population of"
"Kent Group The Kent Group are a grouping of six granite islands located in Bass Strait, north-west of the Furneaux Group in Tasmania, Australia. Collectively, the group is comprised within the Kent Group National Park. The islands were named Kent's Group by Matthew Flinders, ""in honour of my friend captain William Kent, then commander of ""Supply"""" when Flinders passed them on 8 February 1798 in ""Francis"" (on her way to salvage ""Sydney Cove""). The largest island in the group is Deal Island; the others, in order of descending size, are Erith Island, Dover Island, North East Isle, South West Isle"
"arrival, personnel at the Island, wearing orange overalls, carry one of numerous covered bodies past on a stretcher in a scene that is nearly identical to that seen in the original test footage from Gruinard Island. In the dramatisation however, the personnel at Fetlar are seen wearing dust masks as opposed to the gas masks seen in the Gruinard footage; likely due to budget constraints (much of Utopia was not filmed where it claims to be). The experiments are referred to in the second episode of Series 16 of ""Silent Witness"". Gruinard Island Gruinard Island ( ; ) is a"
"and a rich flora. Grey herons nest in some of the abandoned buildings. There are no trees on the islands. Monach Islands The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker ( / , ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also off North Uist and visible from the group. The main islands of (once home to a nunnery), and Shivinish are all linked at low tide. It has been claimed that it was at one time"
"group located about northwest by west of Cape Finniss and about northwest by west of the town of Elliston on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The group consist of the following islands: Waldegrave Island (also called East Waldegrave Island and East Island in some sources), Little Waldegrave Island (also called West Waldegrave Island, West Island and Seal Island in some sources) and according to some sources, a pair of rocks known as the Watchers. Both islands can be accessed via the rocky coast on their northern sides which is sheltered from southerly swells. Waldegrave Island is"
"the South Shetland Islands that the process continues. For the rest of the peninsula, it erosion and gravity’s turn to shape the landscape. About 8,000 pairs of Adelie penguins nest in the Yalour Islands. Personal photographic account of the site in March 2007: bartosik.org Yalour Islands Yalour Islands, also known as the Jalour Islands, is a group of islands and rocks in extent in the south part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. The group lies northwest of Cape Tuxen, Graham Land. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under J.B. Charcot. Named for Lieutenant Jorge Yalour, Argentine Navy, an"
"Isles, an Anglican religious order for women. Fetlar has a long tradition of fishing. According to Guinness World Records, in August 2012 what was then the oldest message in a bottle, released in June 1914, was found by Andrew Leaper, skipper of the ""Copious,"" coincidentally the same fishing vessel involved in a previous record recovery in 2006. The bottle, and Mr Leaper's World Record certificate, have been donated to the Fetlar Interpretative Centre. Fetlar also has an international selection of shipwrecks including Danish, Dutch, German, English and Soviet vessels. Fetlar has a very complex geology, including gneiss in the west,"
"inscribed in 1999. The other islands in the group are classified as north or south of the Mainland. Exceptions are the remote islets of Sule Skerry and Sule Stack, which lie west of the archipelago, but form part of Orkney for local government purposes. In island names, the suffix ""a"" or ""ay"" represents the Norse ""ey"", meaning ""island"". Those described as ""holms"" are very small. The northern group of islands is the most extensive and consists of a large number of moderately sized islands, linked to the Mainland by ferries and by air services. Farming, fishing and tourism are the"
"Fowler Islands The Fowler Islands () are a group of small islands lying between the Bernal Islands and the Bragg Islands in Crystal Sound, off the coast of Antarctica. They were mapped from air photos obtained by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48) and the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–57), and from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (1958–59). They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Sir Ralph H. Fowler (1889–1944), an English physicist, joint author with J.D. Bernal of a classic paper in 1933 on the structure of ice which suggested the"
"Stuley Stuley is an island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It lies off the section of coastline between Loch Eynort and Loch Boisdale. It is and at its highest point. The rock is ""intermediate and basic Lewisian rock with a distinctly greenish colour"". It is separated from South Uist by Stuley Sound. Off the east coast are three islets/skerries - Dubh-Sgeir Mhòr & Dubh-Sgeir Bheag, and Glas-Eilean Mòr. Glas-Eilean Beag is to the west. From local placenames such as Creag na h-Oraide (on Stuley), and Creag an t-Sagairt (on nearby Uist), meaning the"
"of . These stretch from east to west and from north to south. The islands are categorized in three groups, a western, central and eastern, separated by the British Channel and the Austrian Strait. The central group is further divided into a northern and southern section by the Markham Strait. Graham Bell Island is separated from the eastern group by the Severo–Vostochnyi Strait. There are two named island clusters: Zichy Land north of the Markham Sound and Belaya Zemlya to the extreme northeast. The straits are narrow, between several hundred meters to wide. They reach depths of , below the"
"Funzie Girt Funzie Girt (; ""Finns' dyke"") is an ancient dividing wall that was erected from north to south across the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland. Some sources describe it as having been built in the Neolithic, but the date of construction is not certainly known. The line of the wall, which ran for over , once divided the island in two almost equal sections. Also known as the Finnigirt Dyke, it has vanished in places at the southern end, although the ruins are clearly visible along much of the uninhabited north of the island, where it is a"
"Muckle Flugga Muckle Flugga () is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is actually farther north. It used to be the northernmost inhabited island, but forfeited that accolade when the lighthouse was automated and the last residents moved out. The name comes from Old Norse, """", meaning ""large steep-sided island"". It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. According to local folklore, Muckle Flugga and nearby Out Stack were formed when two"
"and rustic style of construction and furnishing. The opposite end retained its traditional use, as the SOLI community goat lived there. The Chapel of Christ the Encompasser and All His Angels was of modern construction and part of the 'new' convent buildings on Fetlar. The daily office was prayed here, and there was a Sunday mass. The chapel afforded impressive sea views. The new buildings on Unst include the Chapel of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Society of Our Lady of the Isles The Society of Our Lady of the Isles (SOLI) is a small Anglican religious order for women, founded"
"refer to the group of four islands - Nel, Enmaat, Pikon-Nōl, Ane-ruo - as Nel. Nel Island is the larger, longer island east of the chiefs' island and Nel Pass, but recent residents of the Atoll have come to refer to the smaller Anē-Ruo(Enero) island as Nel. This small (1/8 x 1/4 mi) island - the ""king's island"" - lies lagoon-side of Enmaat and west of Nel Pass. This is the ""Nell"" that is destination for many current visitors to the area while Nel itself is the much larger (1/8 x 3.5 mi) island east of Nel pass. Nell Island"