Kirkwall

58°59N 2°58W, pop (2000e) 6800. Port capital of Orkney, N Scotland, UK; on island of Mainland, between Wide Firth (N) and Scapa Flow (S); airport; fishing, textiles, tourism, oil; Earl Patrick's palace (1607), St Magnus Cathedral (1137–1200), Tankerness House (1574), museum of Orkney life.

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Orkney, Scotland


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