NOUN
- an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
How To Use Shetland Islands In A Sentence
- At present, several companies are seeking to explore areas near the Shetland Islands and in Greenland where their wells would be in far deeper water than normal, and potentially in environmentally sensitive areas. EU crackdown on oil firms will not extend to overseas operations
- Many of the largest remaining untapped deposits lie in a remote area to the west of the Shetland Islands. Times, Sunday Times
- Many of the largest remaining untapped deposits lie in a remote area to the west of the Shetland Islands. Times, Sunday Times
- LONDON— BP PLC affirmed its commitment to the U.K. North Sea Wednesday with a plan to invest £3 billion $4.77 billion redeveloping two fields west of the Shetland Islands, despite a recent increase in the tax levied on oil and gas production in the country. BP to Invest Billions in North Sea
- The Shetland Islands are the most northerly county of the Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
- Their chopper got into difficulties as it came in to land just off the Shetland Islands on Friday evening.
- The overcast and drizzly weather stretched all the way from Hadrian's Wall to the Shetland Islands, making Scots reach for their umbrellas and cardies rather than parasols and bikinis.
- The area to the West of the Shetland Islands is the last major area of the UK Continental Shelf to be developed and infrastructure will be critical to fully unlocking the gas potential of the region. New Statesman
- Police last week said they had arrested a man they identified at that point only as Topiary at his home in the Shetland Islands in connection with Anonymous and LulzSec, or Lulz Security. 'Anonymous' Probe Nets Teenager in Britain
- Many of the largest remaining untapped deposits lie in a remote area to the west of the Shetland Islands. Times, Sunday Times
