'''The Orkney Islands''' are a county and group of islands off the North Coast of [[Scotland]]. The [[Shetland Islands|Shetland]] are also part of Scotland but much further to the north.
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'''The Orkney Islands''' are a county and group of islands off the North Coast of [[Scotland]]. The [[Shetland|Shetland Islands]] are also part of Scotland but much further to the north.
The [[archipelago]] consists of 70 or so islands and skerries, of which 17 are currently inhabited.
The [[archipelago]] consists of 70 or so islands and skerries, of which 17 are currently inhabited.