The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller...
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transshipment of oil produced from the UK Atlantic margins. Flotta lies at the southern end of Scapa Flow, with Calf of Flotta being at the north-east corner of the...
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Orkney (redirect from Swedish earldom of Orkney)
Mainland by the Churchill Barriers. Uninhabited South Islands include Calf of Flotta, Cava, Copinsay, Corn Holm, Fara, Glimps Holm, Hunda, Lamb Holm, Rysa...
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of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter C. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of islands (by country) List of...
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Northern Isles (redirect from History of the Northern Isles)
transferred into English in, for example, the Calf of Flotta and Horse of Copinsay. Brother Isle is an anglicisation of the Norse breiðareøy meaning "broad beach...
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Burray (redirect from Isle of Burray)
the tidal island of Hunda, also joined by a causeway. Further west, across Scapa Flow, are the islands of Flotta and Calf of Flotta, approximately 6 kilometres...
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(Michigan) Calf Island (New York), near Galloo Island Calf of Man Calf of Eday Calf of Flotta This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
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glacialis), Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and auks nest on the cliffs. Calf of Flotta "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF). Area and population...
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Oessen Skerry, The Clett. Calf of Eday: Lashy Skerries, The Bow. Cava: Barrel of Butter. Copinsay: Black Holm, Corn Holm, Horse of Copinsay, Scarf Skerry...
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This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and...
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fond of zoomorphising smaller islands - for example, smaller islands lying off a larger one are often termed "Calf", e.g. Calf of Flotta, Calf of Man or...
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peninsula, Skye. Flotta (ND355945), an island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. Calf of Flotta (ND380966), an island also in Scapa Flow, near Flotta. Flotta (HU375462)...
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Cava, Orkney (category Articles with Online List of Lights identifiers)
List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses Calf of Eday Calf of Man Calf of Flotta List of Orkney islands Area and population ranks: there are c. 300...
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Scottish island names (category Islands of Scotland)
transferred into English in for example, the Calf of Flotta and Horse of Copinsay. Brother Isle is an anglicisation of breiðare-øy meaning "broad beach island"...
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Shapinsay and Mainland Orkney Sound of Hoxa between South Ronaldsay and Flotta Switha Sound between Switha and Flotta The North Sound between Westray and...
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Holm of Maywick, Hoove Holm, Kirk Skerry, Little Fogla Stack, Sheep-pund, The Skerry. Weisdale Voe:[f] Flotta, Greena, Havra Skerry, Holm of Quoyness...
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This is part of the list of United Kingdom locations: a gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's locality and geographical...
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(secondary coordinates) List of bays of Scotland List of bays of the Inner Hebrides List of bays of the Firth of Clyde List of bays of the Shetland Islands Office...
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Eday (redirect from Isle of Eday)
impossible green and russet jigsaw of Orkney's North Isles". Calf of Eday lies 350 metres (1,100 ft) north of the settlement of Calfsound. Further east is Sanday...
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Iona (redirect from Isle of Iona)
numerous offshore islets and skerries: Eilean Annraidh (island of storm) and Eilean Chalbha (calf island) to the north, Rèidh Eilean and Stac MhicMhurchaidh...
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B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind...
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kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the city of Edinburgh. It is only about 100 metres by 200 metres in size. Rocks known as the Cow and Calf lie to the north and...
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Sanday, Orkney (redirect from Isle of Sanday)
the North Isles of Sanda Westra &c. Many of the Countrey People wear a piece of a Skin, as of a Scale, comonly called a Selch, Calf or the lik. for Shoes...
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Description of the Western Isles of Scotland is the oldest known account of the Hebrides and the Islands of the Clyde, two chains of islands off the west...
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1849. "Ship News". The Standard...
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