Carte topographique Dale Hill

Altitude moyenne : 50 m

Lerwick has transitioned from a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) to a maritime climate (Cfb) with cool to cold temperatures all year long. The lack of trees reflects the latter type. This is particularly pronounced by virtue of Lerwick being on the coast of an island, so even extreme temperature records are…

Altitude moyenne : 34 m

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Altitude moyenne : 9 m

Yell is 19 miles (31 kilometres) in length, with a maximum breadth of 7.5 miles (12.1 kilometres), and is swept all around by very impetuous tides. The island extends northward to within 9.5 miles (15.3 kilometres) of the northwestern extremity of Unst. It is divided by only the narrow Bluemull Sound from the…

Altitude moyenne : 27 m

Altitude moyenne : 44 m

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Altitude moyenne : 17 m

Being so close to Norway, the islands were of strategic importance in World War II and were a regular landfall for Norwegian boats carrying escapees from the Nazi occupation. The local coastguard was responsible for the refugees, and at one point during the war were issued with a tommy gun, although initially…

Altitude moyenne : 1 m

Altitude moyenne : 3 m

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Altitude moyenne : 16 m

Altitude moyenne : 23 m

Altitude moyenne : 23 m

Altitude moyenne : 12 m

Altitude moyenne : 27 m

Altitude moyenne : 23 m

Altitude moyenne : 7 m

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Altitude moyenne : 11 m

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Altitude moyenne : 9 m

Being so close to Norway, the islands were of strategic importance in World War II and were a regular landfall for Norwegian boats carrying escapees from the Nazi occupation. The local coastguard was responsible for the refugees, and at one point during the war were issued with a tommy gun, although initially…

Altitude moyenne : 3 m