Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of 43 hectares (0.17 sq mi). Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe,[5] and an adjacent communications mast.
| Old Norse name | Lambey |
|---|---|
 Beacon at south-west of Lamba | |
| Location | |
  Lamba Lamba shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU390816 |
| Coordinates | 60°31′N 1°17′W / 60.52°N 1.29°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 43 ha (0.17 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 215 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
 | |
| References | [3][4] |
There are similarly named places, Lamba in the Faroe Islands and Lambay in Ireland.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ "Overview of The Lamb". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
