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Old Man of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland - Vieil Homme de Hoy, Orcades, Ecosse 15622
Old Man of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland - Vieil Homme de Hoy, Orcades, Ecosse 15622 |
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15622 Format: 35mm, velvia film - The old man of Hoy, famous landmark. This sandstone sea stack is 137 m high and stands on a basalt base. Popular with climbers. From the ferry, Orkney, Scotland. Hoy is the second-largest of Orkney islands (10 miles long, 5 miles wide). The name comes from the Old norse for High Island. Ward Hill is 1570 ft or 379 m high, higest hill in Orkney. Ornithologic interest: World's most numerous Great black-backed Gull colony, large great skua colony. - - - Le Vieil Homme de Hoy, récif de 137 m de haut, de grès rouge reposant sur un socle basaltique. Depuis le ferry, Orcades, Ecosse. Hoy est la seconde ile en taille des Orcades (15 km sur 8 env.). Ward Hill culmine à 479 m. Landes abritant la plus grande colonie mondiale de goélands marins, grandes colonies de grands labbes aussi. |
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35mm, Orkney, Orkneys, Orcade, Orcades, Scotland, Ecosse, Europe, UK, Hoy, island, ile, shore, shoreline, scenic, scenics, paysage, landscape, ocean, mer, sea, hill, Man, vertical, verticale |
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