Orkney Islands

[ awrk-nee ]

plural noun

1. an island group off the NE tip of Scotland. 340 sq. mi. (880 sq. km).

Example Sentences

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.

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Meanwhile, Orkney Islands Council has asked the SQA to carrying out an investigation in to why some pupils received their results by letter a day early on Monday.

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It remains in place just north of South Orkney Islands, turning in an anti-clockwise direction by about 15 degrees a day.

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Hayley Green, Orkney Islands Council’s corporate director of neighbourhood services and infrastructure, said it had been "challenging" to identify eight suitable sites for burial.

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Orkney Islands Council confirmed discussions were taking place with community representatives on how best to dispose of the bodies, with the "likely option" being burial.

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