Mainland
The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of over 70 islands some 10 miles off the north tip of mainland Scotland. They've been settled since the Neolithic period and have a remarkable collection of standing stones, early settlements and burial cairns, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Island
- …has about 17,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Hrossey”“Isle of Pomona”“Mainland, Orkney”“Megenland”“Pomona”“Pomonia”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Stenness.
Mainland
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Latitude
59° north
Longitude
-3.25° or 3° 15′ west
Open location code
9CFR2Q22+22
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Mainland” goes by many names.
MainlandBasque
MainlandCebuano
Mainland (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Scotland, Orkney Islands)Cebuano
梅恩兰岛Chinese
梅恩蘭島Chinese
MainlandCzech
MainlandDanish
Mainland (Orkney)Danish
MainlandDutch
Ĉefinsulo de OrkadojEsperanto
ĈeforkadoEsperanto
MainlandEsperanto
MainlandEstonian
MainlandFaroese
Mainland, OrknoyarFaroese
MainlandFinnish
Mainland, OrkneyGalician
ΜέινλαντGreek
Μέινλαντ ΟρκάδωνGreek
MainlandGuarani
MainlándaGuarani
מיינלנדHebrew
MainlandItalian
PomonaItalian
メインランド島Japanese
메인랜드Korean
PomonaLatin
MainlandLower Sorbian
MainlandNorthern Frisian
MainlandNorwegian
MainlandNorwegian Bokmål
Mainland i OrknøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Orkney MainlandNorwegian Nynorsk
RossegOld English (ca. 450-1100)
MainlandPolish
МейнлендRussian
Mòr-thìrScottish Gaelic
Mòr-thìr (Arcaibh)Scottish Gaelic
МејнлендSerbian
MainlandSerbo-Croatian
MainlandSlovak
MainlandSlovenian
MainlandSwedish
Mainland, OrkneyöarnaSwedish
The MainlandSwedish
Mainland, OrkneyTurkish
МейнлендUkrainian
MainlandWelsh
Tir MawrWelsh
Tir Mawr, Ynysoedd ErchWelsh
مینلینڈ، اورکنےWestern Panjabi
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