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Leaving Their Mark: Orcadian Place Names Around The World

    Africa

    • Melsetter Junction, Zimbabwe
    • Orkney, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Ronaldsey, South Africa

    Antartica

    • South Orkney, British Antarctic Territories, South Atlantic

    Australia

    Canada

    • British Columbia: Hope (formerly Port Hope) Several theories of name origin but one is that it was named after St Margaret's Hope.
    • Garson, Manitoba. Named after a William Garson born in Orkney who was a politician in Canada.
    • Birsay, Saskatchewan
    • Orkney, Saskatchewan
    • Maeshowe, Saskatchewan
    • Scapa, Alberta
    • Orkney Hill in Alberta, Canada Lat 51,32,00N Longitude 112,53,00
    • Stromness, Ontario
    • Garson, Ontariol named after above William Garson
    • In the North of Canada several geographical features were named after Dr John Rae, Orkney born explorer and Doctor. These include Rae's Strait.

    United Kingdom

    • Aberdeen, Scotland: Westray Rd, Eday Rd, Sanday Rd, Stronsay Dr.

    United States

    • Clouston, West Virginia
    • Hoy, Louisiana
    • Hoy, Mississippi
    • Hoy, West Virginia
    • Hoy Court, Cary, N.C.
    • Kirkwall Place, Cary, N.C.
    • Orkney Place, Raleigh, N.C.
    • Orkney, Kentucky
    • Orkney, Nebraska
    • Orkney Springs, Virginia

    New Zealand


     

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