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Shetland Day.

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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We also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles.

Today's featured image is:

Houses on the sea in Lerwick, Shetland

Lerwick Lerwick is the chief town of Shetland and the most northerly town in the United Kingdom. It is the islands' commercial and social heart and its main port. From the latter years of the twentieth century, Lerwick has thriven from of the North Sea oil industry. Lerwick stands on a fine natural harbour on Bressay Sound on the eastern coast of Mainland. It is nearly equidistant from Torshavn in the Faeroe Islands to the west, Bergen in Norway to the east and Aberdeen to the south. (Read more)

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Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.