East Linga
60°20′N 0°53′W / 60.34°N 0.88°W / 60.34; -0.88
East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay (to the west), and Grif Skerry to the east.
Geography and geology
The bed rock is gneiss with granite veins.
There are many skerries and rocks in the channel south of Whalsay and East Linga, some of which have disputed names, i.e. one local version, and a different one on Admiralty Charts and/or Ordnance Survey maps. For example, "Muckla Billan" is listed on the latter, but is known locally as "Peerie Fladdacap".[1][2]
In December 2008 the corpses of eighteen grey seals were discovered on the island, some of them apparently clubbed to death. Police have charged a forty-seven-year-old man in connection with the discovery. According to Scottish Natural Heritage, about thirty grey seals are born on East Linga each year.[3]
The smaller Calf of Linga lies to the north and is connected to East Linga at low tide.[1] West Linga lies on the other side of Whalsay.
References
External links
Media related to East Linga at Wikimedia Commons
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- Andooing Skerry
- Bressay
- East Linga
- Flaeshans of Sandwick
- Grif Skerry
- Grunnels Stack
- Holm of Noss
- Holm of Sandwick
- Inner Holm of Skaw
- Isbister Holm
- Mooa
- Mousa
- Noss
- Nista
- Out Skerries
- Outer Holm of Skaw
- Rumble
- Sava Skerry
- Skate of Marrister
- Trota Stack
- West Linga
- Veeda Stack
- Whalsay
- Whelsiegeo Stacks
60°20′29″N 0°53′15″W / 60.34139°N 0.88750°W / 60.34139; -0.88750
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