North Mainland
Coordinates: 60°25′N 1°15′W / 60.417°N 1.250°W
North, Central, West and South Mainland
The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland
The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N).
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, 176 ft
- Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
- Lunna Ness, with Lunna
- Lunnasting peninsula 60°21′54″N 1°8′9″W / 60.36500°N 1.13583°W, 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, 1475 ft/450 metres
- Ollaberry
- Hillswick
- Uyea island
To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound