Would you consider the Shetlands to be the UK equivalent of Alaska?
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I would, considering what I've read about the Shetlands in another thread! :eek:
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But sunshine is apparently extremely scarce than the rest of the UK in both Shetlands and Alaska!
Both share northerly positions in their respective homelands
...so in a sense - possibly
Which would you rather live in given the choice and you absolutely had to pick one? I'd probably choose Shetlands.
Couple of times in the past transitted Anchorage airport and the weather was dreadful at a time of year i wouldnt expect it to be.
So probably Shetland too:)
What?!?!?!? In what way?!?! How the hell can you say that when the US gun laws are screwed up? :eek:
What other thread?
The Shetlands are tiny compared with Alaska and IMO there is no comparison in terms of weather for example.
I imagine if you're living out in the wilds of Alaska, it makes sense to carry a gun or two. I would.
But in the wilds of the Shetland Isles all you need is a brolly to beat off the Bonxies
The comparison wasn't intended in terms of the sizes of the two territories.
That's a daft comparison as you are not comparing like with like and you could say something similar about the capital of most Countries on Earth in relation to parts of a neighbouring Country.
None of the main Shetland Islands is closer to any part of Norway's mainland (or any other Country) than to the Scottish mainland. I think that's still true even if you measure the distances from Muckle Flugga or Lamba Ness and the outlying islands of Norway.
Incidentally, Faroe Islands appear to be closer to both Shetland *and* mainland Britain than to Iceland, Norway or anywhere else! Perhaps they should be part of the UK then? Perhaps not though (Falklands!
True - but I was comparing the distance from Lerwick to Edinburgh NOT to the mainland (i.e. the mainland of Scotland not the mainland of Shetland)
Besides, you can take Alaska's proximity to Russia as something to equate Shetland to Norway..............
Lerwick is 450 kilometres from Edinbrugh. Olso is 650 km from Lerwick.
Anglesea is closer to Dublin than it it to Cardiff.
Culturally speaking Orkney and Shetland share a very close relationship with Norway, they were part of Norway for around 600 years and almost all placenames are Norse in origin. In addition a language called Norn, a direct descendant of Old Norse, was spoken in Orkney and Shetland until relatively recently, the last speaker died in the mid-19th century. Also, the flags of Orkney and Shetland have a Nordic cross design. However far they are in terms of distance, the cultural links are undeniable.