Orkney Islands
archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
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Summary
Orkney Islands is an archipelago[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland[2]
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[4]
- Instance of: registration county[5], lieutenancy area of Scotland[6], Scottish islands area[7], shire of Scotland[8], historic county of the United Kingdom[9], council area[10]
- Capital: Kirkwall[11]
- Flag: flag of Orkney[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[13]
- Has part(s): Mainland[14], Hoy[15], South Ronaldsay[16], Westray[17], Sanday[18]
- Catalog code: 54[19], 24[20], ORN[21]
- Highest point: Ward Hill[22]
- Authority: Orkney Islands Council[23]
- Official website: http://www.orkney.gov.uk/[24]
- Population: 22,190[25], 19,220[26], 21,530[27], 21,580[28], 19,830[29], 21,850[30], 22,000[31], 20,740[32], 21,560[33], 19,330[34], 22,270[35], 20,940[36], 20,580[37], 20,070[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[43]
- Partially coincident with: Orkney Islands[44]