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Scapa Flow, a large expanse of sea, in the S. parts of Orkney; extends N. and S. 15 miles from Pomona to the Pentland Firth, and E. and W. from 8 to 12 miles between the islands of Hoy and South Ronaldshay.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "a large expanse of sea" (ADL Feature Type: "seas") |
Administrative units: | Orkney ScoCnty |
Place: | Scapa Flow |
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