Orkney Islands
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Once I got off the ferry in Newcastle I thought it was just a day's drive to the Orkney Islands but that was a big mistake."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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
It began to move northwards in 2020 but, since the spring, has been spinning on the spot after it was caught in a rotating column of water near the South Orkney Islands.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 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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