Lamba (island)

Lamba (island)

Infobox Scottish island


latitude=60.52
longitude=-1.29
GridReference=HU390816
celtic name=
norse name=
meaning of name=
area= 43 ha (106 acres)
area rank= 206
highest elevation= 35 m (115 feet)
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Shetland
local authority=Shetland Islands
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith] cite map| url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/| title=Get-a-map| publisher=Ordnance Survey]

Lamba is an uninhabited island within the Shetland Islands located at coord|60|31|N|1|17|W|display=inline,title. It is located in Yell Sound 1.5 km (1 mile) North of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of 43 ha. Its main feature is a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1814.html| title=Overview of The Lamb| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2008-10-04] and there is a communications mast next to it.

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