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Orkney

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Orkney [ˈɔːrkni] n
the Orkneys (also the Orkney Islands) → les Orcades fpl
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He is going in a Government vessel to inspect the lighthouses on the North of Scotland, and on the Orkney and Shetland Islands--and, having noticed how worn and ill my poor boy looks, he most kindly invites George to be his guest on the voyage.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
This, at such an hour of the night, surprised me greatly; but I was too ignorant to draw the true conclusion -- that we were going north-about round Scotland, and were now on the high sea between the Orkney and Shetland Islands, having avoided the dangerous currents of the Pentland Firth.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
On the 15th of March we were in the latitude of New Shetland and South Orkney.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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