List_of_islands_called_Linga

List of islands called Linga

List of islands called Linga

Index of articles associated with the same name

There are several islands called Linga, or similar names, in Scotland. "Linga", in the Northern Isles, and sometimes "Lingay" and "Lingeigh" in the Hebrides, is a common name for an island, and occurs most frequently in Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse lyngey meaning 'heather island'. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eilean Fraoch or Fraoch Eilean.

"Linga islands" redirects here. For the islands in Indonesia, see Lingga Islands.

Shetland

Orkney

Hebrides

Similar names

There are also a number of Scottish islands with similar names, including:

See also

References

  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3
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