Kirkwall Kirkwall, the biggest town of the islands, is on the isthmus between west Mainland and east Mainland, which historically enabled it to have highly active harbours facing in two directions for the southern and northern Orkney Islands; the southern one, Scapa Flow, is a large, calm and immediately ocean-accessible natural harbour.
Kirkwall Kirkwall, a capital das illas, atópase no istmo entre o oeste e o leste de Mainland, que historicamente permitiulle ter portos moi activos orientados nas dúas direccións cara ás illas Orcadas meridionais e setentrionais; ao sur, Scapa Flow, é un gran porto natural, tranquilo e inmediatamente accesible ao océano.