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Papa Sound

Papa Sound is a strait in , . Papa Sound is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Papa Westray and Knap of Howar.

Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
is one of the north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.

Archaeological site
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The on the island of in , , is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe.

Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
is located 22 NM north of on , , . The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village of in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern . The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Bay.

Papa Sound

Latitude
59.32614° or 59° 19′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.90806° or 2° 54′ 29″ west
Open location code
9CFV83GR+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931973240
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2640632
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