Orkney Islands
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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At sites with "healthy, clear water" like the Isles of Scilly off Cornwall and the Orkney Islands "we were finding much more life", Unsworth said.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
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
“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
Far westward lay the Orkney Islands, ruled by Jarl Angantyr, whose yearly tribute to Belé was withheld now that the old king lay in his cairn.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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