Orkney Islands
Americanplural noun
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Orkney Islands Council, which paid compensation to only one of its five claims, had the lowest total compensation bill of £727.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
His big break came when he was taken on as a research diver with the British Antarctic Survey, stationed at Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Orkney Islands, East Renfrewshire, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and City of Edinburgh all have a higher than average healthy life expectancy.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
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
Sir William Monson and Sir Francis Howard were despatched at once, and after calling at Leith to obtain information and also the service of pilots, proceeded to the Orkney Islands.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
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