Stromness is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland Orkney.The name "Stromness" comes from the Norse Straumnes. Straumr refers to the strong tides that rip past the Point of Ness through Hoy Sound to the south of the town. Nes means "headland". Stromness thus means "headland protruding into the tidal stream".
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