Linga Sound (Shetland)

Linga Sound is the strait between the islands of Whalsay and West Linga in the Shetland islands of Scotland.

Location of Linga Sound

The sound has a depth of 11 to 12 fathoms (66 to 72 ft; 20 to 22 m). The narrowest width is 900 feet (270 m) between the 6 fathoms (36 ft; 11 m) contours. The sound is the channel most often used by large vessels.[1] The tidal stream running south through the sound starts about four and a half hours before high water at Lerwick, and the stream starts running north about two hours after high water at Lerwick. The maximum rate is 6 knots.[2] The sound has several islets. The most notable is the Skate of Marrister. A lighthouse on Suther Ness below Brough stands at the northern entrance into Linga Sound.[3]

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  • Ritchie, Anna (1997-10-01). Shetland. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-495289-1. Retrieved 2013-02-06.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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  • United States Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 2013-02-06.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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