Shetland

@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Bird Watching, Sea Mammals, Shetland Ponies

BIRD WATCHING Birding is so good in Shetland because the islands offer almost unparalleled opportunities to see an exceptional variety of birds in a setting of rugged seascapes and rolling hills. Dur...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: History, Heritage, Museums

HISTORY Shetland’s long and colourful history dates back to Neolithic times, when the first settlers reached the islands in fragile skin boats over 6,000 years ago. Archaeological remains pepper th...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Music, Crafts, Genealogy

MUSIC Not surprisingly, given where Shetland is, the local music has a mixture of Scots and Norwegian influences. But there are Irish, German and even North American sounds in it too. The result is t...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Geology, Walking, Cycling, Golf

GEOLOGY Shetland’s rocks span more than half of the Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. They tell amazing stories of oceans opening and closing, of mountain building and erosion, of ice ages and tropi...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Lerwick, Central Mainlend, Nesting, Lunnasting and Delting

LERWICK Lerwick is the Shetland ‘capital’, and Britain’s most northerly town. More than half of Shetland’s 22,000 people now live in and around this busy port, which makes an ideal centre for touring...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Whalsay, Out Scerries, Papa Stour

WHALSAY The prosperous fishing community of Whalsay (pop. 1,000) has long been known in Shetland as ‘Da Bonnie Isle’. In Old Norse the name means ‘island of whales’ and indeed the waters around Whals...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Fishing, Kayaking, Sailing, Scuba Diving

FISHING Freshwater angling is a tradition in Shetland, with over 350 trout fishing lochs. Charges are minimal by mainland standards and the lochs are close together, allowing you to fish a dozen of t...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Northmavine, West Mainland, South Mainland

NORTHMAVINE At Mavis Grind a narrow isthmus between the Atlantic and the North Sea connects the wild and rocky peninsula of Northmavine to the Shetland Mainland. To the north lies the granite massif...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Location, Geography, Climate, Nature

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY Shetland sits at an ocean crossroads where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, lying on latitude 60° north – as far north as southern Greenland and Alaska. Islands measure 152 km...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Unst, Yell, Fetlar

UNST The most northerly inhabited island in Britain, Unst, is fascinating for both its natural and its human history. Unst has two of Shetland’s National Nature Reserves: Hermaness is a major Europe...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Foula, Bressay and Noss, Fair Isle

FOULA Twelve miles out in the Atlantic, the silhouette of Foula’s five hills is visible from many parts of Shetland. Foula is one of the most remote inhabited islands in Europe and has the second hig...

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@evan.fleischer · 4 years ago

Doctors in Shetland can now prescribe a walk in nature

Note: this was published elsewhere last year. Since October 5th, Doctors in Shetland have been authorized to prescribe “ nature prescriptions to their patients .” It’s thought to be the first program...

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@Scarlett · 3 years ago

Viking Superstitions

Here are some old viking superstitions you might be interested in. In their quest for riches and conflict, the Vikings came out from Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden. Their society was a company...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Quizzes & Puzzles 6

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 5 . New problems below the image. Answer to Quiz 5:1 The name of a plant is also...

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@crypt0l0ver · 3 years ago

The smartest types of dogs according to psychologists

Dogs have a number of different intelligence: adaptive - cognition and learning, working - following orders and instinctive responsibilities for individual talents, while spatial, kinesthetic, interpe...

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@diegoarreaza · 2 years ago

The Vikings' History

INTRODUCTION: The Vikings originated in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), although they were a small collection of people from several locations rather than a race. Their records demonstrat...

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@apela · 3 years ago

Vikings

They came from the cold north. They looted monasteries, burned villages, killed residents and desecrated churches. From the 8th century, a new prayer resounded in all English chapels: "Lord, save us...

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@meinehundenamen · 4 years ago

Ehrfürchtige Namen der Präsidentenhunde [Infografik]

Mit dem verrückten Wahljahr war die Politik in aller Munde. Bei My Dog’s Name hat uns das zum Nachdenken gebracht: Was sind ein paar coole Namen für Präsidentenhunde? Und was sind andere coole politis...

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@Success.1 · 2 years ago

Google aids improved search

Google aids learning with new view. In the past few years, the quest gor knowledge has so much increased. Everyone wants to know more and make impact to his or her personal development. Good day eve...

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@tired_momma · 3 years ago

Rabat Zoo in Morocco

This is the biggest zoo I've ever been to. If you're visiting Rabat try not to miss this beautiful zoo. I know we're old, we think the zoo is boring but this one is worth your time. You gonna love it...

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@TengoLoTodo · 2 years ago

Are you going first footing this year?

29th December 2021 Hello and welcome to today's wee article you wonderful bunch of awesome superstars. New Year is fast approaching, so let's talk about some Scottish traditions! Do you know that i...

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@exile · 2 years ago

The History Of Vikings

INTRODUCTION: The Viking originated from Scandinavia (Denmark Norway and Sweden) they were instead small group from various regions and not a race. Historically they weren't limited to Scandinavia,...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Nisshōki, Taegeukgi & the Nordic Cross

In this article, we will look at the symbols of the flags of Japan, Korea, and the Scandinavian countries. (As of images of flags below, a grey frame or background is not a part of the flag or flag...

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