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Fara, Orkney

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Norse name
  
Færey

Area rank
  
89

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
2.95 km²

OS grid reference
  
ND325955

Highest elevation
  
43 m (141 ft)

Elevation
  
43 m

Island groups
  
British Isles, Orkney

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Meaning of name
  
Island of Sheep (cf Faroe)

Fara (Old Norse: Færey) 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.

Map of Fara, Stromness, UK

References

Fara, Orkney Wikipedia