Northern Isles

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The map of the islands, the islands are on the north of scotland
The map of the islands, the islands are on the north of scotland

The Northern Isles (Old Norse: Norðreyjar) are a chain of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.

The group includes Shetland, Fair Isle and Orkney. Sometimes Stroma is included,[citation needed] although it is technically part of Caithness, not Orkney.

[edit] Culture and politics

The Northern Isles are usually separated for political purposes,[dubious – discuss] but they come under the Orkney and Shetland constituency in Westminster.

Due to their history, the islands have a Norse, rather than a Gaelic flavour, and have historic links with the Faroes and Iceland, Denmark and Norway.

[edit] See also

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