Cava
Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cava, Orkney”
Places of Interest
Highlights include SMS Markgraf and SMS Kronprinz.
SMS Markgraf
SMS Kronprinz
Risa
Islet
Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Lyness.
Houton
Village
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964.
Lyness
Village
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048.
Orphir
Village
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.
Cava
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.87968° or 58° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.16772° or 3° 10′ 4″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Open location code
9CCRVRHJ+VW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Cava” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كافا (جزيرة)”
- Arabic: “كافا”
- Cebuano: “Cava”
- Chinese: “卡瓦島 (奧克尼群島)”
- Chinese: “卡瓦島”
- Dutch: “Cava, Orkney”
- French: “Cava (Ecosse)”
- French: “Cava”
- German: “Cava”
- Italian: “Cava”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cava i Orknøyane”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cava, Arcaibh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cava”
- Swedish: “Cava”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cava Lodge and North House.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SMS Dresden and SMS König.
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