The archipelago of Orkney consists of
seventy islands, and according to demographics, twenty of those islands are inhabited. If I am not mistaken, by the look of the location of the archipelago on the map, it was shaped by the displacement of glaciers. If my guess is right, the fifty other islands of Orkney are made of solid ice. That explains the literal meaning of its name which is "islands of seal". Maybe there are about hundred of this species on Orkney.
Orkney is situated near Scotland and lies on the Atlantic Ocean. Its central city is Kirkwall, which is in between the Mainlands that houses 85 percent of the populace. The main sources of income in Orkney are cow farming which occupies approximately 280 square kilometers of grazing lands. Some 468 square kilometers are allotted to growing grass, while the remaining 48 square kilometers of the 1025 square kilometers land area of Orkney is dedicated to crops. Orkney is a small archipelago, but it manufactures textiles, furniture, and jewelries.
The bodies of water surrounding Orkney are said to be rich in aquatic life with the abundance of plankton that invite seabirds on summer. The uninhabited lands of Orkney are composed of ice, flagstones, and sandstones - perfect building materials. I wonder if they are exported to the
English capital London where massive structures are constructed.
