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Auskerry

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Auskerry (Austrsker, east skerry) is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. [1]

25 relations: Arctic tern, Bothy, Cargo ship, David Stevenson (engineer), Gazetteer for Scotland, Great Britain, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Lighthouse, List of lighthouses in Scotland, List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses, Mainland, Orkney, North Ronaldsay sheep, North Sea, Northern Isles, Northern Lighthouse Board, Orkney, Pinniped, Scotland, Solar panel, Special Protection Area, Storm petrel, Stronsay, Thomas Stevenson, United Kingdom, Wind turbine.

Arctic tern

The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae.

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Bothy

A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge.

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Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter ship is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another.

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David Stevenson (engineer)

David Stevenson MICE FRSE FRSSA (11 January 1815 – 17 July 1886) was a Scottish lighthouse designer, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, and helped continue the great dynasty of lighthouse engineering founded by his father.

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Gazetteer for Scotland

The Gazetteer for Scotland is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Joint Nature Conservation Committee

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

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List of lighthouses in Scotland

This is a list of lighthouses in Scotland.

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List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

This is a list of the currently operational lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB).

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Mainland, Orkney

The Mainland is the main island of Orkney, Scotland.

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North Ronaldsay sheep

The North Ronaldsay or Orkney is a breed of sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland.

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North Sea

The North Sea (Mare Germanicum) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

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Northern Isles

The Northern Isles (Northren Isles; Na h-Eileanan a Tuath; Norðreyjar) are a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.

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Northern Lighthouse Board

The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkneyjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of Great Britain.

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Pinniped

Pinnipeds, commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Solar panel

Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity.

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Special Protection Area

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

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Storm petrel

Storm petrel may refer to one of two bird families, both in the order Procellariiformes, once treated as the same family.

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Stronsay

Stronsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland.

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Thomas Stevenson

Thomas Stevenson PRSE MInstCE FRSSA FSAScot (22 July 1818 – 8 May 1887) was a pioneering Scottish lighthouse designer and meteorologist, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, as well as the Stevenson screen used in meteorology.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wind turbine

A wind turbine is a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auskerry

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