Zetland

Japanese: Zetland
Zetland

…An archipelago located in the northeast coast of Scotland, near 60° north latitude. The name means "protruding land" in Old Norse, and was officially called Zetland until 1974. It is a long and narrow archipelago stretching about 150 km from north to south, and is made up of the main island of Mainland, as well as about 100 other islands, including Hjell, Unst, and Fetlar. More than 80% of the islands are uninhabited, with a total area of ​​1,427 km2 and a population of 23,000 (1995).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Zetland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス,スコットランド北東沖の北緯60゜付近にある諸島。古ノルウェー語で〈突き出た土地〉を意味し,1974年まで公式にはゼトランドZetlandと呼ばれた。南北約150kmの細長い群島をなし,主島メーンランド島のほか,イェル,アンスト,フェトラーなど約100の島々から構成されるが,その80%以上が無人島で,総面積1427km2,人口2万3000(1995)。…

※「Zetland」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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