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Lamba
Norse name Lambey
Beacon at south-west of Lamba
Beacon at south-west of Lamba
OS grid reference HU390816
Coordinates 60°31′N 1°17′W / 60.52°N 1.29°W / 60.52; -1.29
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Area 43 ha (0.17 sq mi)
Area rank 215 
Highest elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population 0
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Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of 43 hectares (0.17 sq mi). Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, and an adjacent communications mast.

There are similarly named places, Lamba in the Faroe Islands and Lambay in Ireland.

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