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Mainland
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main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Key facts
- Os grid reference
- HY350158
- Island group
- Orkney
- Area
- 52,325 hectares (202 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- Mid Hill 271 metres (889 ft)
- Council area
- Orkney Islands Council
- Country
- Scotland
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 17,779
- Population density
- 33.98 people/km
- Largest settlement
- Kirkwall
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mainland, also known as Pomona, is the 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 connections.
Seventy-five per cent of Orkney's population live on the island, which is more densely populated than the other islands of the archipelago. The lengthy history of the island's occupation has provided numerous important archaeological sites and the sandstone bedrock provides a platform for fertile farmland. There is an abundance of wildlife, especially seabirds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mainland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.