Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of over 70 islands some 10 miles off the north tip of mainland Scotland. They've been settled since the Neolithic period and have a remarkable collection of standing stones, early settlements and burial cairns, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kirkwall and Stromness.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as South Ronaldsay and Shapinsay.
Shapinsay
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Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney.
North Ronaldsay
North Ronaldsay is the most northerly of the Orkney Islands of Scotland.
Orkney Islands
- Archipelago with about 22,300 residents
- …is abbreviated as “ORK”
- Description: archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
- Also known as“Orkney”“Orkney I.”“Orkney Is.”“Orkney Isl.”“Orkney Islands Area”“the Orkneys”
- Categories
- Location
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Orkney Islands” goes by many names.
OrkneyAfrikaans
Orkney EilandeAfrikaans
Orkney, SkotlandAfrikaans
ኦርክኒAmharic
جزر أوركنيArabic
Օրկնեյան կղզիներArmenian
OrkneyAsturian
Orkney adalarıAzerbaijani
Orkada uharteakBasque
OrkadakBasque
OrkneyBasque
Orkney UharteakBasque
Аркнейскія астравыBelarusian
Аркнэйскія астравыBelarusian
অর্কনিBengali
ওর্কনে দ্বীপপুঞ্জBengali
Enezeg Orc’hBreton
Inizi Orc’hBreton
Orc’hBreton
Оркнейски островиBulgarian
ОркниBulgarian
Consell de les illes ÒrcadesCatalan
Illes ÒrcadesCatalan
Illes OrkneyCatalan
ÒrcadesCatalan
Orkney IslandsCebuano
Orkney Islands (kapuloan sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Scotland, Orkney Islands)Cebuano
奥克尼Chinese
奥克尼群岛Chinese
奧克尼群島Chinese
Orkneyski otociCroatian
Orkadské ostrovyCzech
OrkadyCzech
OrknejeCzech
Orknejské ostrovyCzech
ØrkenøerneDanish
OrkneyDanish
Orkney-øerneDanish
OrknøerneDanish
OrcadenDutch
OrkadenDutch
Orkney-eilandenDutch
Orkadaj InsulojEsperanto
OrkadojEsperanto
Orknejaj InsulojEsperanto
OrknejojEsperanto
Orkney saaredEstonian
OrknoyarFaroese
OrknoyggarFaroese
OrknoyggarnarFaroese
OrknoyggjarFaroese
Orkney IslandsFiji Hindi
Orkney-saaretFinnish
OrkneynsaaretFinnish
Illas OrcadasGalician
Illas OrkneyGalician
ÓrcadasGalician
ΟρκάδεςGreek
ΌρκνεϊGreek
ઓર્કની આઇલેન્ડ્સGujarati
אורקניHebrew
איי אורקניHebrew
ओर्कनेHindi
Orkney-szigetekHungarian
OrkneyjarIcelandic
OrkadiIdo
Kepulauan OrkneyIndonesian
OrkneyIndonesian
Inse OrcIrish
Isole OrcadiItalian
Isole OrkneyItalian
OrcadiItalian
オークニーJapanese
オークニー諸島Japanese
オルカデスJapanese
ಆರ್ಕ್ನಿ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳುKannada
Оркни аралдарыKirghiz
오크니Korean
오크니 제도Korean
OrkneyKurdish
Orcades insulaeLatin
Orkneju salasLatvian
Orknio salosLithuanian
OrkneyLower Sorbian
Оркниски ОстровиMacedonian
ഓർക്ക്നിMalayalam
Inshyn OrkManx
Ny h-Inshyn OrkManx
Yn OrkaidManx
OrkneyMin Nan Chinese
OrkneyMinangkabau
Orkney EilunenNorthern Frisian
OrknøyeneNorwegian
OrkenøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
OrknøyaneNorwegian Bokmål
OrknøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
OrknøyingNorwegian Bokmål
ArcaibhNorwegian Nynorsk
OrknøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
OrknøyeneNorwegian Nynorsk
OrcadasOccitan (post 1500)
OrcanegeOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Оркнейаг сакъадæхтæOssetian
Оркнейы сакъадæхтæOssetian
اورکنیPersian
جزایر اورکنیPersian
OrkadyPolish
اورکنيPushto
Insulele OrkneyRomanian
OrkneyRomanian
Оркадские островаRussian
ОркнеиRussian
Оркнейские островаRussian
OrkneyScots
Orkney IslandsScots
ÀrcaibhScottish Gaelic
Orknijska ostrvaSerbian
Оркнијска острваSerbian
Orkneyski otociSerbo-Croatian
OrknejeSlovak
Orknejsko otočjeSlovenian
Orkneyjski otokiSlovenian
otoki OrkneySlovenian
Visiwa vya OrkneySwahili
Orkney Islands (öar i Storbritannien)Swedish
Orkney Islands CouncilSwedish
OrkneyöarnaSwedish
OrkneyTagalog
ஆர்க்கினி தீவுகள்Tamil
ஒர்க்கனே தீவுகள்Tamil
ఓర్క్నీకి ఐలాండ్Telugu
The Orkney IslandsThai
กลุ่มเกาะออร์คนีย์Thai
หมู่เกาะออร์คนีย์Thai
ออร์กนีย์Thai
ออร์คนีย์Thai
Orkney AdalarıTurkish
Orkney TakımadalarıTurkish
Оркнейські островиUkrainian
ورکنے آئی لینڈزUrdu
Ìzołe OrcadeVenetian
OrkneyVietnamese
Quần đảo OrkneyVietnamese
OrkneyWaray (Philippines)
OrcniWelsh
Ynysoedd ErchWelsh
Ynysoedd OrcniWelsh
Ynysoedd OrkneyWelsh
Orkney-eilannenWestern Frisian
اورکنےWestern Panjabi
奥克尼Wu Chinese
奧克尼Yue Chinese
Orkneys
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