The Orkney Islands are an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the mainland. This cluster of islands is composed of around 70 islands, collectively with an area of 990 square kilometres. Only 20 of those islands are inhabited by about 22,400 people as of 2021. The largest of the Orkney Islands is Mainland Orkney, with an area of 523 square kilometres.
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- 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.[1][2][3]...
- Hoy is the group’s largest island and Orkney’s second-largest island after Mainland, covering about 134 km2.
- Things to Do in Orkney Islands, Scotland: See Tripadvisor's 50,179 traveler reviews and photos of Orkney Islands tourist attractions.
- Orkney is separated from the mainland of Scotland and the Shetland Islands. ... Orkney is beautifully surrounded by green fields and hills and sandy beaches.
- Discover amazing things to do in Orkney Islands, where to stay, and how to explore these mystical Northern isles brimming with millennia-deep history, unique...
- Overview of the Orkney Islands, group of more than 70 islands and islets—only about 20 of which are inhabited—in Scotland, lying about 20 miles (32 km)...
- Hoy, Orkney’s second-largest island, rises sharply out of the sea to the southwest of the Mainland.
- Standing stones at Stenness Prehistoric Orkney: these islands have an amazing collection of well-preserved prehistoric remains.
- Hoy, the second-largest of the Orkney Islands, is distinguished by its stark, rugged cliffs that rise majestically from the churning North Sea.
- You can also sail with NorthLink Ferries for 1.5 hours from Scrabster to Stromness in Orkney, or from Aberdeen to Kirkwall, Orkney for 7 hours and onto...
Orkney Adaları
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Genel bilgiler
Orkney Adaları, İskoçya'nın kuzeyinde, binyıllardır üzerinde insan yaşanmakta olan takımadalardır.
İrili ufaklı yaklaşık 70 adadan, 20'sinde yerleşim vardır. Adaların toplam yüzölçümü 990 km²dir.
En azından 5500 yıllık bir tarihe sahip olan adada çok önemli tarihî eserler vardır. UNESCO'nun koruma altına aldığı alanlardandır.
Adalardaki potansiyel nüfus 20.000 civarındadır.
Kısa bilgiler
- Yüzölçümü:1.025 km²
- Nüfusu:22.270 (2019)
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