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Linga Holm

Linga Holm, commonly known as Linga, Midgarth and the Holm of Midgarth is an uninhabited island extending to approximately 57 hectares situated 700 metres west of island in the Orkney archipelago.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: uninhabited Orkney Island, in Scotland.
  • Also known as: “Holm of Midgarth” and “Midgarth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stronsay Airport and Holm of Huip.

Aerodrome
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located 15 nautical miles northeast by north of on , Orkney Islands, . Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Islet
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of . The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stronsay and Whitehall.

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.

Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the village on the island of , in the Orkney Islands of . It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier.

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.

Linga Holm

Latitude
59.13422° or 59° 8′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.67179° or 2° 40′ 19″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9CFV48MH+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1154777109
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2644468
Wiki­data ID
Q1432590
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Satellite Map

Discover Linga Holm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Linga Holm” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Linga Holm”
  • Cebuano: “Linga Holm”
  • Chinese: “林加霍爾姆島”
  • Czech: “Linga Holm”
  • Dutch: “Linga Holm”
  • French: “Linga Holm”
  • German: “Linga Holm”
  • Hebrew: “לינגה הולם”
  • Italian: “Linga Holm”
  • Italian: “Midgarth”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Linga Holm”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Linga Holm”
  • Norwegian: “Linga Holm”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linga Holm”
  • Spanish: “Linga Holm”
  • Swedish: “Linga Holm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Links Ness and Hill o‘ Roe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Hill and Goar (ruins).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Linga Holm”. Photo: Dave Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.