Switha

Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.

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Scottish island.Image: 'Hells Gate' and Switha - geograph.org.uk - 1532198.jpg
Scottish island.ImageCaption: Cantick Sound, from South Walls, with Switha beyond
Scottish island.location_map: Scotland Orkney
Scottish island.GridReference: ND365905
Scottish island.caption: Switha shown within Orkney
Scottish island.area rank: 217=
Scottish island.Population: 0
Scottish island.island group: Orkney
Scottish island.local authority: Orkney Islands

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Instance of: island
Part of: Orkney Islands
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Orkney Islands
Population: 0
Area: 41
Elevation: 28
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: 'Hells Gate' and Switha - geograph.org.uk - 1532198.jpg
Width: 0.56
Length: 1.34

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located in/on physical feature: North Sea
heritage designation: Special Protection Area
Commons category: Switha
historic county: Orkney Islands

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Article · Italiano

Switha è una piccola isola disabitata delle Orcadi, in Scozia, situata a sud di Flotta. Non ci sono testimonianze scritte che l'isola sia mai stata abitata, ma la presenza di alcune strutture in pietra neolitiche mostra che è stata almeno visitata in epoca preistorica. Switha ospita molti nidi di uccelli delle tempeste, ed è la dimora invernale di una grande colonia di oche facciabianca.

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