West Linga

West Linga is an island which lies between the larger island of Whalsay and the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. Over 2km long N to S and rising to a height of 52m, it is separated from Whalsay by Linga Sound. To the north and west of the island are a number of smaller islets including, Hunder Holm, Bruse Holm, Ketill Holm, Score Holm, Little Linga, and Wether Holm.

The Anna Dora Stein wrecked on the Calf of West Linga on December 18th 1812.

West Linga, seen from North Nesting.

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Shetland Islands - Quick Navigation Inhabited islands are marked with bold text</center>
A	Atla Holm	M	Mousa - Muckle Flugga - Muckle Holm - Muckle Roe
B	Balta - Bigga - Bound Skerry - Bressay - Brother Isle - Brough Holm - Bruray - Bruse Holm - Burra - Burwick Holm	N	North Havra - North Isle of Gletness - Noss
C	Cheynies - Colsay - Crog Holm	O	Orfasay - Out Skerries - Out Stack - Oxna
D	Dore Holm	P	Papa - Papa Little- Papa Stour - Peerie Bard
E	East Linga	Q	-
F	Fair Isle - Fetlar - Fish Holm - Flotta - Fogla Skerry - Forewick Holm - Foula	R	-
G	Gluss Isle - Green Holm (Lerwick) - Green Holm (Scalloway) - Green Isle (Dury Voe) - Greena - Grunay - Gruney	S	Samphrey - Scalloway Islands - Shetland - Shetland Mainland - South Havra - South Isle of Gletness - St Ninian's Isle
H	Haaf Gruney - Hascosay - Hildasay - Holm of Gunnista - Holm of Maywick - Holm of Melby - Holm of Skaw (Unst) - Holm of Sandwick (Whalsay) - Hoo Stack - Horse Holm - Housay - Hoy - Hunder Holm - Huney	T	Trondra
I	Isbister Holm (Whalsay)	U	Unst - Urie Lingey - Uyea (Northmavine) - Uyea (Unst) - Uynarey
J	-	V	Vaila - Ve Skerries - Vementry
K	-	W	West Linga - Wether Holm (Whalsay) - Whalsay
L	Lady's Holm - Lamba - Langa - Linga (Delting) - Linga (Firth) - Linga (Scalloway) - Linga (Walls) - Linga (Yell) - Little Havra - Little Holm (Scatness) - Little Holm (Yell Sound) - Little Linga - Little Roe - Lunna Holm	Y	Yell