The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N).

Geography

Notable places in North Mainland include:

• Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.

• Brae

• Muckle Roe

• Esha Ness Lighthouse

• Cunnigill Hill, 176ft

• Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell

• Lunna Ness, with Lunna

• Lunnasting peninsula , with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay

the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind

• North Roe

• Ronas Hill, 1475ft/450 metres

• Ollaberry

• Hillswick

• Uyea island

To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound

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