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Orkney

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 sometimes used.

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Area
990 km2 (380 sq mi)
Council area
Orkney Islands Council
Country
Scotland
Highest elevation
Ward Hill 481 m (1,578 ft)
Island group
Northern Isles
Largest settlement
Kirkwall

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Islands

Politics

Economy

Language, literature, and folklore

Orcadians

Natural history

Flag

Freedom of Orkney

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Orkney

Nodes469
Edges468
Triples518
Avg. degree2
Density0.004264
Components1

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Orkney

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related to history · 51
Orkney → Act, Ahrensburgian, Although, At, BC, Britain, Brodgar, Caithness, Commissioners, Court, Elected, Europe's, Happy Valley, Howar, Inland, Knap, Late Upper Palaeolithic, Local Government, Maeshowe, Mainland
related to The South Isles · 37
Orkney → August, Ayre, Boys' Ploughing Match, Burray, Calf, Cava, Churchill Barriers, Copinsay, Corn Holm, Eagles, Fara, Festival, Flotta, Glimps Holm, Graemsay, Horse, Hoy, Hunda, It, Lamb Holm
related to Etymology · 36
Orkney → AD, Agricola, Ancient Greek, Arcaibh, BC, Bede, Britain, Chiliades, Dunnet Head, Ecclesiastical History, English People, Etymologists, Insi Orc, Latin, Massalia, Mela, Old Irish, Orcades, Orcas, Pictish
related to Iron Age · 32
Orkney → AD, After, Agricolan, Atlantic, BC, Britain, British, Broch, Bu, Burroughston, Camulodunum, Colchester, During, Emperor Claudius, Excavations, Gurness, Iron Age, King, Late Roman, Mainland
related to The Mainland · 32
Orkney → Birsay, Both, Deerness, East, East Mainland, East Mainland Parishes, Evie, Firth, Four, Harray, Heart, Holm, Kirkwall, Loch, Neolithic, Neolithic Orkney World Heritage, Orkney's, Orphir, Pictish, Rendall
related to Norwegian rule · 29
Orkney → Both Orkney, Britain, Caithness, Harald, Harald Fairhair, Harald Hårfagre, He, However, Hoxa, In, Magnus Barelegs, Mighty, Northern Isles, Norway, Norwegian, Norwegian King Eric Bloodaxe, Orkneyinga Saga, Rognvald Eysteinsson, Rognvald's, Scotland
related to Politics · 22
Orkney → Alistair Carmichael, Before McArthur, Commons, Deputy First Minister, Great Britain, Highlands, House, In, Islands, Jim Wallace, Liam McArthur, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party, Member, MP, MSP, Orkney Islands, Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Shetland
related to 20th century · 20
Orkney → After, Armistice, As, German High Seas Fleet, German U-boat, Halifax Quality, HMS Royal Oak, Italian, Italian Chapel, Life, Most, One, Royal Navy, Scapa Flow, Scotland, The, The German, UK, World War, World War II
related to Stoat problem and solution · 19
Orkney → Burray, DOC150, DOC200, Glimps Holm, Hunda, In, Lamb Holm, NatureScot, October, Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Mainland, Project, RSPB Scotland, Scotland's, Scottish Natural Heritage, South Ronaldsay, Specifics, The, The Orkney Native Wildlife
related to Tourism · 19
Orkney → Brodgar, During, February, Festival, Heart, In, June, May, Neolithic Orkney, Ness, Old Man, Orkney International Science Festival, Ring, September, Skara Brae, St Magnus International Arts, The, The Hoy, The UHI Archaeology Institute

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islands mainland scotland shetland also scottish local island kirkwall north century isles south council hoy neolithic westray areas caithness population

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OrkneyArea990 km2 (380 sq mi)1.00infobox
OrkneyCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
OrkneyCouncil areaOrkney Islands Council1.00infobox
OrkneyCountryScotland1.00infobox
OrkneyHighest elevationWard Hill 481 m (1,578 ft)1.00infobox
OrkneyIsland groupNorthern Isles1.00infobox
OrkneyLargest settlementKirkwall1.00infobox
OrkneyOld Norse nameOrkneyjar1.00infobox
OrkneyPopulation22,020 (2024)1.00infobox
OrkneyPopulation density22/km2 (57/sq mi)1.00infobox
OrkneySovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Orkneyis aceremonial award issued by Orkney Islands Council0.90text

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