History of the Orkney Islands — Prehistoric Orkney= As with Prehistoric Scotland generally, the arrival of hunter gatherers in Orkney had to await the slow retreat of the ice age glaciation. However the rapid spread of Neolithic culture up the western seaways brought early… … Wikipedia
Orkney Islands — /awrk nee/ an island group off the NE tip of Scotland. 17,675; 340 sq. mi. (880 sq. km). * * * Island group (pop., 2001: 19,245), Scotland. Lying north of the Scottish mainland, it comprises more than 70 islands and islets and constitutes the… … Universalium
Orkney Islands — Scotland. Properly they can be called Orkney or the Orkney Islands, but not the Orkneys. A native or resident is an Orcadian … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Orkney Islands — ORKNEY ISLANDS, a group forming, with that of Shetland, a maritime county, in the northern extremity of Scotland; and bounded on the north by the waters which divide Orkney from Shetland; on the east by the North Sea; on the south by the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Orkney Islands — Orkney Àrcaibh Flagge von Orkney … Deutsch Wikipedia
South Orkney Islands — Signy Island base and panorama Map of the South Orkney Islands Geography Location … Wikipedia
Orkney Islands Council election, 2007 — Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on the May 3, 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a results… … Wikipedia
Orkney Islands — Orcades Orcades Àrcaibh (gd) Carte des Orcades … Wikipédia en Français
List of Orkney islands — This is a list of Orkney islands in Scotland. The Orkney archipelago is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of mainland Scotland and comprises over 70 islands and skerries, of which 20 are inhabited. In addition to the Orkney Mainland there… … Wikipedia
Law enforcement in the Pitcairn Islands — Historically a Pitcairn Islander has taken on the role of police officer and has also acted as Immigration and Customs Officer.A British policewoman, Gail Cox from Kent, was stationed on the island in 1999, and her report led to historic sex… … Wikipedia
