Lerwick
/ˈlɜːwɪk/
/ˈlɜːrwɪk/
- a town in the Shetland Islands, the islands to the far north of Scotland. It is a fishing port and the administrative centre of the islands. In January every year the festival of Up-Helly-Aa is held in Lerwick to celebrate the islands' Viking past.
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