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Sealskerry Bay

Sealskerry Bay is a bay in , . Sealskerry Bay is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sealskerry Bay (Selchskery)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eday and Eday Airport.

Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".

Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on in , . As it is close to the Bay of London it is known locally as just London Airport. The Bay of London may have been so called because of puffins breeding there: Old Norse lundi = "puffin", Old Norse á Lundunum = "at the puffins".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Backaland.

Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of in , Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. is situated at the southern end of the B9063.

Sealskerry Bay

Latitude
59.17119° or 59° 10′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.81812° or 2° 49′ 5″ west
Open location code
9CFV55CJ+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7354751864
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2638291
Wiki­data ID
Q24638500
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Satellite Map

Discover Sealskerry Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sealskerry Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sealskerry Bay”
  • Swedish: “Sealskerry Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Side and Fers Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sealskerry Loch and Dale of Carpoquoy.

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