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Mainland.

1 Island (1991 pop. 14,150), 178 sq mi (461 sq km), N Scotland. The largest of the Orkney Islands Orkney Islands, archipelago and council area (1991 pop. 19,650), 376 sq mi (974 sq km), N Scotland, consisting of about 70 islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, N of Scottish mainland across the Pentland Firth. About 20 islands are inhabited.
..... Click the link for more information. , it is also called Pomona. Kirkwall Kirkwall (kûrk`wôl, –wəl), town (1991 pop. 5,867), N Scotland, on the east coast of Mainland Island.
..... Click the link for more information. , the seat of the Orkney Islands council area, is on the island. Kirkwall Bay and Scapa Flow deeply indent its shores. The interior has hills, moors, several lakes, and fertile valleys. Cattle and sheep are raised; eggs are a leading product. A distilling industry is there. Local customs in some districts reveal the Norse ancestry of many of the inhabitants. There are numerous Pictish remains—mounds, underground dwellings, circles, and standing stones. Most famous of these are Maeshowe Maeshowe or Maes Howe (mās`hou)
..... Click the link for more information. and the Standing Stones of Stenness Standing Stones of Stenness, two rings of flat tablets dating from before c.2500 B.C. One had 12 stones, of which 2 remain standing. The larger, the Ring of Brogar (or Brodgar), had approximately 60 stones, of which 36 remain.
..... Click the link for more information. . Skara Brae Skara Brae (skâr`ə brā), Stone Age village, on Mainland in the Orkney Islands , N Scotland. Dating from c.3200 to 2200 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. is an excavated Stone Age village.

2 Island, 375 sq mi (971 sq km), extreme N Scotland. It is the largest of the Shetland Islands Shetland or Zetland (zĕt`–)
..... Click the link for more information. . Lerwick Lerwick (lûr`wĭk, lĕr`ĭk), island town (1991 est. pop. 7,336), Shetland Islands, extreme N Scotland.
..... Click the link for more information. , located in the southeastern part of Mainland, is the principal town of the islands. Remains of a prehistoric village at Jarlshof exist.

mainland

1. the main part of a land mass as opposed to an island or peninsula

2. the mainland a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania

Mainland

1. an island off N Scotland: the largest of the Shetland Islands. Chief town: Lerwick. Pop.: 17 550 (2001). Area: about 583 sq. km (225 sq. miles)

2. an island off N Scotland: the largest of the Orkney Islands. Chief town: Kirkwall. Pop.: 15 315 (2001). Area: 492 sq. km (190 sq. miles)

3. the Mainland NZ a South Islanders' name for South Island

mainland [′mān·lənd]

(geography)

A continuous body of land that constitutes the main part of a country or continent.

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