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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- Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/; Scots: Orkney; Old Norse: Orkneyjar; Norn: Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"[2]), is an archipelago in...
- The Orkney Islands include the island of Maynland, the largest island of the archipelago, with the cities of Kirkwall and Stromness, a group of northern islands...
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- Cycling in Orkney. Pedal power is the perfect way to explore our islands. ... Official countdown for the Orkney 2025 International Island Games begins.
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- Your travel guide to the Orkney islands, Scotland: plan your trip to Orkney with the best places to see and things to do selected by Rough Guides.
- Orkney was settled by Picts. There were Viking invasions in the 8th cent. From 875 to 1231 it was a Viking earldom under the Norwegian crown.
- Orkney is also popular as the Orkney Islands and its people are known as Orcadians. ... Orkney Island consists of about 20 inhabited islands plus 50 others.
- Things to Do in Orkney Islands, Scotland: See Tripadvisor's 49,774 traveler reviews and photos of Orkney Islands tourist attractions.
- Orkney has six Special Areas of Conservation and 13 Special Protection Areas. Economy. Farming is an economic mainstay of the Orkney Islands.
