Orcades - It's Oruka

Japanese: オルカデス - おるかです
Orcades - It's Oruka

…An archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland, United Kingdom. Its Roman name was Orcades. It consists of about 70 islands, with a total area of ​​974 km2 and a population of 20,000 (1995).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Orcades" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス,スコットランド北東沖にある諸島。ローマ時代の呼称はオルカデスOrcades。約70の島からなり,総面積974km2,人口2万(1995)。…

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