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Papa Westray, island, Westray and Papa Westray par., Orkney, 1½ mile E. of Westray island and 25 miles N. of Kirkwall, pop. 345; P.O.; is 4½ miles long and 1½ mile in extreme breadth; the surface rises to 156 ft. above sea level, and the soil is fertile; the N. extremity forms the bold headland of the Mull of Papa, which is pierced with a vast cavern.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney County |
| Place: | Papa Westray |
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