Place details
Place nameOrkney
Other namesOrcadas, Islas, Orkney Islands, Orkneys, Ork, OKI, Orcades
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude59
Longitude-3
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Island group and administrative region are coextensive; known as the Orcades in Classical literature; contains prehistoric underground tombs, standing stones and earth houses; large terminals were constructed after oil was discovered in North Sea in 1970s.