Scapa Flow
United Kingdom /
Scotland /
Kirkwall /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ Scotland
/ Kirkwall
World / United Kingdom / Scotland
Second World War 1939-1945, scuba diving facility / area, First World War 1914-1918, anchorage, invisible
Main anchorage for the British Navy in both world wars. In 1919 71 ships of the German High Seas Fleet were scuttled in Scapa Flow. The wrecks of three battleships and five cruisers remain.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapa_Flow
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Coordinates: 58°53'23"N 3°1'58"W
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