Linga Sound, Shetland

Linga Sound is the strait between the islands of Whalsay and West Linga in the Shetland islands of Scotland.

The sound has a depth of 11 to 12 fathom. The narrowest width is 900 ft between the 6 fathom contours. The sound is the channel most often used by large vessels. The tidal stream running south through the sound starts about four and a half hours before high water at Lerwick, and the stream starts running north about two hours after high water at Lerwick. The maximum rate is 6 knots. The sound has several islets. The most notable is the Skate of Marrister. A lighthouse on Suther Ness below Brough stands at the northern entrance into Linga Sound.