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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 ferry to the North Isles crosses the sound, which can experience strong tides and adverse weather conditions. There are numerous shipwreck sites and several lighthouses to guide shipping. Yell Sound is mentioned briefly in the medieval ''Orkneyinga saga'' and during the 19th century there was a short flourishing of the kelp industry. Commercial fishing has long been a mainstay of the local economy and part of the sound is as Special Area of Conservation set up to protect the local wildlife.
==Early history==
The Old Norse name was ''Alasund'' although the original meaning of the name is not clear.〔Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) ''Orkneyinga Saga''. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9〕〔"Alasund" is simply a Norse version of "Yell Sound" There are various possible derivations of the island's name. It may originally have been a Pictish name of unknown meaning. The Proto-Norse was ''Jala'' or ''Jela'' which may have meant "white island" referring to the beaches. The Old Norse ''gjall'' signifying "barren" may be involved. See Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 467.〕 Yell Sound is mentioned briefly in the ''Orkneyinga saga'':
:"''Earl Rögnvald... and the chiefs Sölmond and Jón with him... had a fine body of troops, thought not too numerous, and five or six ships. They arrived at Hjaltland (Shetland) about the middle of Summer, but heard nothing of Frákork. Strong and contrary winds sprung up, and they brought their ships to Alasund (Yell Sound), and went a-feasting over the country.''"〔
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