(亦作Shetland 或the Shetlands)a group of about 100 islands off the north coast of Scotland, north-east of the Orkneys, constituting a council area of Scotland; pop. 21,800 (est. 2009); chief town, Lerwick. Together with the Orkney Islands the Shetland Islands became a part of Scotland in 1472, having previously been ruled by Norway and Denmark.
设德兰群岛(苏格兰北部海岸附近的约100个岛屿,位于奥克尼群岛的东北,构成苏格兰行政区域;2009年估计人口21,800;主要城镇勒威克;曾经被挪威和丹麦统治,1472年设德兰群岛与奥克尼群岛一起成为苏格兰的一部分)。