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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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