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Orkney (unitary authority) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 59 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 59.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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. |
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| Orkney (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Orcadas, Islas (C,O)
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| Orkney Islands (C,V,O,English,U)
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| Orkneys (C,V)
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| Ork (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| OKI (C,V)
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| Orkney Islands Area (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKV9 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| Orcades (H,O)
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Orkney (unitary authority) (P) |
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Orkney (unitary authority) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| unitary authority (preferred, C) |
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since 1996 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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| island group (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| region (administrative division) (H) |
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established 1975 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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