Ollaberry
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Ollaberry is a settlement on Mainland, Shetland on the west shore of Yell Sound
. The land round here is fertile by Shetland standards.
Andrew Cheyne, the father of Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet
the famous surgeon was from here. Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania
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Yell Sound
Yell Sound is the strait running between Yell and Mainland, Shetland. It is the boundary between the Mainland and the North Isles and it contains many small islands. Sullom Voe, on the shores of which is a substantial oil terminal, is an arm of Yell Sound....
. The land round here is fertile by Shetland standards.
Andrew Cheyne, the father of Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet
Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet
Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet KCMG CB FRCS FRS was a British surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom, as well as abdominal surgery....
the famous surgeon was from here. Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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