Orkney Islands

Also known as Orkney, Orkneys, the Orkneys, Orkney I., Orkney Is., Orkney Isl.

Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name The Orkneys is also sometimes used. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. The largest island, the Mainland, has an area of , making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. Orkney's largest settlement, and also its administrative centre, is Kirkwall.

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The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of about 70 islands located off Scotland's north coast, roughly 10 miles from the mainland, with about 20 of them being inhabited. The islands' largest settlement and administrative hub is Kirkwall, located on the Mainland island, which is the sixth-largest Scottish island overall.

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Key facts

Scottish island.official_name: Orkney
Scottish island.celtic name: Arcaibh
Scottish island.image_flag: 2007 Flag of Orkney.svg
Scottish island.flag_caption: Flag
Scottish island.image_coat: Coat of arms of Orkney.svg
Scottish island.coat_caption: Coat of arms
Scottish island.Map: Orkney Islands UK relief location map.jpg
Scottish island.coordinates: ISO Code: GB-ORK
Scottish island.norse name: Orkneyjar
Scottish island.island group: Northern Isles
Scottish island.highest elevation: Ward Hill
Scottish island.Population: ()
Scottish island.main settlement: Kirkwall
Scottish island.local authority: Orkney Islands Council

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

46 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistory
Iron Age
Norwegian rule
Absorption by Scotland, and later Great Britain and the United Kingdom
20th century
Overview of population trends
Current demographics
Geography
Settlements
Geology
Climate
Governance
Administrative history
Parishes and communities
Community councils
Islands
The Mainland
The North Isles
The South Isles
Politics
Economy
Tourism
Power
Hydrogen manufacturing
Transport
Air
Ferry
Bus
Media
Language, literature, and folklore
Languages
Orcadians
Natural history
Stoat problem and solution
Protected areas
Flag
Freedom of Orkney
See also
References
Footnotes
Citations
General references
Further reading
External links

Orkney is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, a lieutenancy area, and an historic county. The local council is Orkney Islands Council.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orkney Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.