Hunda WGN

Hunda is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 100 hectares in extent and rises to 42 metres above sea level. It is situated in Scapa Flow and connected to the nearby island of Burray by a causeway built in 1941 to stop passage of small surface craft as part of the boom defences, and thence to the Orkney Mainland via the Churchill …
Hunda is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 100 hectares in extent and rises to 42 metres above sea level. It is situated in Scapa Flow and connected to the nearby island of Burray by a causeway built in 1941 to stop passage of small surface craft as part of the boom defences, and thence to the Orkney Mainland via the Churchill Barriers.
  • Population: 0
  • Scottish Gaelic name: Unknown
  • Old Norse name: Hunðey
  • Meaning of name: Old Norse meaning 'dog island'.
  • OS grid reference: ND437967
  • Island group: Orkney
  • Area: 100 hectares (0.39 sq mi)

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