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Mainland, Orkney
The Mainland is the main island of Orkney. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
Seventy-five per cent of Orkney's population live on the island, which is more densely populated than the other islands of the archipelago. The lengthy history of the island's occupation has provided numerous important archaeological sites and the sandstone bedrock provides a platform for fertile farmland. There is an abundance of wildlife, especially seabirds.
==Etymology==
The name Mainland is a corruption of the Old Norse ''Meginland''. Formerly the island was also known as ''Hrossey'' meaning "Horse Island". The island is sometimes referred to as "Pomona" (or "Pomonia"), a name that stems from a sixteenth-century mis-translation by George Buchanan and which has rarely been used locally,〔Buchanan, George (1582) (''Rerum Scoticarum Historia: The First Book'' ) The University of California, Irvine. Revised 8 March 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2007.〕〔("Pomona or Mainland?" ) Orkneyjar.com. Retrieved 4 October 2007.〕 although it is retained in the name of the Pomona Inn at Finstown in the parish of Firth, as well as a local cafe in the capital of Kirkwall also known as the Pomona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=BuyOrkney )〕
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