Scotland’s Orkney Islands—or simply Orkney as the locals call the chain of islands—sit in the windswept waters of the North Sea. Sanday is one of the 20 inhabited islands of this 70-island archipelago. Tides and winds constantly batter the shore, gradually changing the coastline. Sandy beaches can extend inland or the shore can be eroded and washed away to the sea. Of course, it might take decades or longer for these changes to become noticeable. In the meantime, the sheep that graze the fields of Sanday probably don’t mind, just as long as there’s grass to nibble.
Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
Today in History
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Amelia Earhart
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International Beaver Day
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World Donkey Day
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Mountain goats
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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World Environment Day
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In Sicily, history is everywhere
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Shadows on the solstice
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World Rivers Day
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Lava flows spill into the ocean on Big Island, Hawaii
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