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East Linga Island

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°20′00″ N 0°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of East Linga Island East Linga Island
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Symbister
7.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport56 km
EOI Eday Airport166 km

About East Linga Island

East Linga Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Rumble and Grif Skerry.

Climate of East Linga Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of East Linga Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)131991187050565776113128145139

How to get to East Linga Island

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 343 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 56 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 166 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 191 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 343 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 362 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from East Linga Island

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 600 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km178 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 20 kmW
  • Whalsay Island 6 kmW
  • East Hill of Burrafirth Mountain 25 kmW
  • Gom Firth Natural site 25 kmW

25–60 km662 places

  • Unst Island 46 kmN
  • Trondra Island 33 kmSW
  • Fetlar Island Island 32 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km36 places

  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 71 kmW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 70 kmW
  • Da Noup Mountain 71 kmW
  • Da Kame Mountain 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Symbister Village, Shetland Islands
    7.9 km W
  • Huxter Village, Shetland Islands
    5.8 km W
  • Challister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.3 km NW
  • Vats-houll Village, Shetland Islands
    6.5 km NW
  • Brough Village, Shetland Islands
    7.1 km NW
  • Clate Village, Shetland Islands
    7.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rumble Island, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km SW
  • Grif Skerry Island, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Calf of Linga Island, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km N
  • Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands
    5.5 km W
  • Mooa Island, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km N
  • Isbister Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km N
  • Nista Island, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km N
  • Gamla Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands
    5 km NW

Sources & licences

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