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Bay of Backaland

Bay of Backaland is a bay in , . Bay of Backaland is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Backaland Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eday and Eday Airport.

Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the 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".

Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on in , . 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".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Backaland and Whitehall.

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.

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.

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.

Bay of Backaland

Latitude
59.16231° or 59° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.75008° or 2° 45′ 0″ west
Open location code
9CFV566X+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7354782387
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2656679
Wiki­data ID
Q24656330
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Satellite Map

Discover Bay of Backaland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bay of Backaland” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bay of Backaland”
  • Swedish: “Bay of Backaland”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Veness and Southside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Lochend.

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