Sanday
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.
- Island
- …has about 490 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code NDY
- Description: island in the north of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Sanda”“Sanday Island”“Sanday, Orkney”
Places of Interest
Discover Sanday Airport and Quoyness chambered cairn.
Sanday Airport
Sanday Airport is located on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall.
Quoyness chambered cairn
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettletoft.
Kettletoft
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland.
Sanday
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Latitude
59.25° or 59° 15′ north
Longitude
-2.5833° or 2° 35′ west
UN/LOCODE
GB NDY
Open location code
9CFV7C28+2M
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Sanday” goes by many names.
SandayBasque
Sanday (Orkadak)Basque
SandayCebuano
Sanday IslandCebuano
桑迪島Chinese
ostrov ve SkotskuCzech
SandayCzech
SandayDanish
Sanday (Orkney)Danish
SandayNorwegian
SandayNorwegian Bokmål
Sanday i OrknøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Sandeg, OrcanegeOld English (ca. 450-1100)
SandayPolish
СандейRussian
SanndaighScottish Gaelic
Sanndaigh, ArcaibhScottish Gaelic
SandaySlovak
SandaySwedish
SandayWelsh
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hammerbrake Hill and Otterswick.
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