Orkney Islands
Americanplural noun
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Orkney Islands Council, which has been pushing for historic MPA status for many years, assessed that the wrecks were vulnerable and there was a risk of losing "features of historical importance."
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Orkney Islands Council has accepted it must remain part of the UK - after spending two years exploring opportunities for greater autonomy.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
“The Outrun” was shot in 2022 in London and the Orkney Islands, including the remote community of Papay, where Rona isolates herself in a cottage in the middle of winter.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024
The tank was built with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, which awarded £80,000 to Orkney Islands Council to help preserve the wreck.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
We will, if you can bear a sea-voyage, go to the Isles—the Hebrides, the Shetland, the Orkney Islands.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
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