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Orkney Islands
archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
Details
- Instance of
- archipelago, registration county, lieutenancy area of Scotland, Scottish islands area, shire of Scotland, historic county of the United Kingdom, council area
- Has parts
- Mainland, Hoy, South Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday
- Located in
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Capital
- Kirkwall
- Population
- 22190, 19220, 21530, 21580, 19830, 21850, 22000, 20740, 21560, 19330, 22270, 20940
- Area
- 990
- authority
- Orkney Islands Council
- carbon footprint
- 29072.83, 27127.63
- catalog code
- 54, 24, ORN
- category for people born here
- Q31947232
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Orkney
- demonym
- orcadiani
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12
- flag
- flag of Orkney
- highest point
- Ward Hill
- historic county
- Orkney Islands
- language used
- Scots
- located in or next to body of water
- North Sea
- located in time zone
- UTC±00:00
- native label
- Arcaibh
- owner of
- The Pickaquoy Centre
- partially coincident with
- Orkney Islands
- related category
- Category:Orkney-related lists
- topic's main category
- Category:Orkney
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