Fara,_Orkney
Fara (/ˈfærə/, Old Norse: Færey [5]) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.
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Old Norse name | Færey |
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Meaning of name | Island of Sheep (cf Faroe) |
A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | ND325955 |
Coordinates | 58.85°N 3.175°W / 58.85; -3.175 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Area | 295 hectares (1.14 sq mi) |
Area rank | 89 [1] |
Highest elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Orkney Islands Council |
Demographics | |
Population | 0[2] |
References | [3][4][5][6] |
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- Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 7 Orkney (Southern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228135.
- Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
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