Bay of London
Bay of London is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of London is situated nearby to the locality Mill Bay, as well as near Guith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eday and Eday Airport.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands 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".
Eday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on Eday in Orkney, Scotland. 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".
Faray
Island
Photo: Douglas Caldow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faray is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying between Eday and Westray. Previously inhabited, the low-lying island is now a successful grey seal breeding colony. Faray is situated 2 miles northwest of Bay of London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063. Backaland is situated 3 miles south of Bay of London.
Bay of London
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.2° or 59° 12′ northLongitude
-2.76667° or 2° 46′ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9CFV56XM+X8GeoNames ID
2643742
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Localities in the Area
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