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Copinsay

Copinsay is one of the Orkney Islands in , lying off the east coast of the Orkney Mainland. The smaller companion island to Copinsay, lies to the northeast.
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Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Copinsay Lighthouse and Corn Holm.

Lighthouse
Photo: Dave Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small tidal island in , near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of . There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife.

Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , also known as the Horse, is a rectangular uninhabited sea stack to the north east of Copinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness.

Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 6 miles west of Copinsay.

Copinsay

Latitude
58.89657° or 58° 53′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.67411° or 2° 40′ 27″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9CCVV8WG+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569437
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2652401
Wiki­data ID
Q1131229
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Swedish—“Copinsay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوبينساي”
  • Cebuano: “Copinsay”
  • Chinese: “科平賽島”
  • Dutch: “Copinsay”
  • French: “Copinsay”
  • German: “Copinsay”
  • Hebrew: “קופינסיי”
  • Italian: “Copinsay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Copinsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Copinsay”
  • Norwegian: “Copinsay”
  • Polish: “Copinsay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Copinsay”
  • Swedish: “Copinsay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Geo and The Geo Slipway.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ward Holm and Black Holm.

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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 “Copinsay”. Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.