Orkney Islands
noun uk/ˈɔːk.ni ˌaɪ.ləndz/ us/ˈɔːrk.ni ˌaɪ.ləndz/
奥克尼群岛（位于苏格兰东北部）
a council area (= area with its own local government) that is a group of islands off northeastern Scotland
The European Marine Energy Centre is located in the Orkney Islands. 欧洲海洋能源中心位于奥克尼群岛。
the chairman of Orkney Islands Council 奥克尼群岛议会议长
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- The island is halfway between Shetland and the Orkney Islands.
- One of my aunts, who lived in the Orkney Islands, used to collect wool snagged on fences around sheep fields.
- Council tax collection levels varied widely, from 85.1% in Glasgow to 97.8% in the Orkney Islands.
- She had trained as a teacher and did supply teaching for Orkney Islands Council.