Orkney (disambiguation)
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Orkney may refer to:
Scotland
Antarctica
South Africa
Canada
Scotland
- Orkney, an archipelago in Scotland, also known as the Orkney Islands
- Mainland, Orkney, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago
- Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)Orkney is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
, the constituency for the Orkney Islands in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh - Orkney Islands Council, the local authority for Orkney
Antarctica
- South Orkney IslandsSouth Orkney IslandsThe South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
, a group of islands that form part of the British Antarctic Territory
South Africa
- Orkney, North WestOrkney, North WestThis article is about the mining town in South Africa. For other places with the same name, see Orkney .Orkney is a gold mining town with 157,324 inhabitants situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province, South Africa....
, a mining town in South Africa- Orkney Snork NieOrkney Snork NieOrkney Snork Nie was a popular Afrikaans sitcom, originally broadcast by the SABC in South Africa between 1989 and 1992. The name translates directly into Orkney Doesn't Snore, but the message being conveyed in Afrikaans is that the town isn't sleepy, there's always something happening...
, a sitcom in Afrikaans set in Orkney, North West Province - Orkney Stadium DisasterOrkney Stadium DisasterThe Orkney Stadium Disaster at the Oppenheimer Stadium in the city of Orkney, North West Province, South Africa was the second worst sporting incident in South African history, with 42 deaths....
, which occurred in Orkney, North West Province in 1991
- Orkney Snork Nie
Canada
- Orkney, SaskatchewanOrkney, SaskatchewanOrkney is a hamlet in Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 13 at the 2001 Canada Census.-Demographics:-Education:...
, a village - Orkney No. 244, SaskatchewanOrkney No. 244, SaskatchewanThis article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Orkney Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,702 rural residents in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913...
, a rural municipality
See also
- Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
the constituency for Orkney in the British Parliament in London - Orkney Movement, part of an electoral coalition, the Orkney and Shetland MovementOrkney and Shetland MovementThe Orkney and Shetland Movement was an electoral coalition formed for the 1987 general election. The pro-devolution Orkney Movement and Shetland Movement agreed on selecting John Goodlad, the secretary of the Shetland Fishermen's Association, as a joint candidate for the Orkney and Shetland...
, formed for the 1987 UK general election - Heart of Neolithic OrkneyHeart of Neolithic OrkneyHeart of Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of Neolithic monuments found on the Mainland, one of the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Heritage Site in 1999....
, a World Heritage Site on Mainland Orkney