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Orkney Islands
Ork·ney Is·lands [ áwrknee ləndz ] island group and council area of Scotland, lying 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the Scottish mainland. Kirkwall is the administrative center.
Population: 19,612 (2001).
Area: 905 sq km (349 sq mi.) 
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