Lerwick - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lerwick (/ˈlɜːrwɪk/; Scottish Gaelic: Liùrabhaig, Norwegian: Leirvik) is the main port of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its population was 6,958 in the 2011 census.
It also is the second largest port in the Northern Isles and the most northernmost town in the United Kingdom.