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Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/), also
known as the
Orkney Islands, is an
archipelago off the
north coast of
mainland Scotland. The
plural name the
Orkneys is also...
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Orkney and
Shetland may
refer to: The
Scottish island groups of
Orkney and Shetland,
collectively known as the
Northern Isles Orkney and
Shetland (UK Parliament...
- Earl of
Orkney,
historically Jarl of
Orkney, is a
title of
nobility encomp****ing the
archipelagoes of
Orkney and Shetland,
which comprise the Northern...
- The
South Orkney Islands are a
group of
islands in the
Southern Ocean,
about 604 km (375 mi) north-east of the tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula and 844 km...
- main
island of
Orkney, Scotland. Both of
Orkney's burghs,
Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island,
which is also the
heart of
Orkney's ferry and air...
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islands of
Orkney that lies off the
north coast of
mainland Scotland. With an area of 50.43 km2 (19.5 sq mi), it is the
third largest of the
Orkney Islands...
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parish of Sandwick, on the west
coast of Mainland, the
largest island in the
Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It
consisted of ten
clustered houses, made of flagstones...
- The Flag of
Orkney was the
winner of a
public flag
consultation in
February and
March 2007. In the flag
consultation the
people of
Orkney were
asked for...
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James Hepburn, 1st Duke of
Orkney and 4th Earl of
Bothwell (c. 1534 – 14
April 1578),
better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was the
third husband of Mary...
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island groups:
Shetland and
Orkney.
There are a
total of 36
inhabited islands, with the
fertile agricultural islands of
Orkney contrasting with the more...
