| 词条 | Point of Ayre (Orkney) |
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There are also two similarly named points in the British Isles: Point of Ayre, Isle of Man and Point of Ayr, Wales.Point of Ayre ({{coord|58.92|N|02.72|W|region:GB}} {{gbmappingsmall|HY583042}}) is a headland in the parish of Deerness, on the Eastern side of Orkney Mainland, off the northern coast of mainland Scotland. Overlooking the Copinsay Pass, it lies 4 miles (6 km) south of Mull Head,[1] and around 10 miles from Kirkwall, the main town on the island.[2] At Point of Ayre is a seven-metre thick basalt lava flow. At its top surface are relict gas bubble holes now filled with carbonate. Lower down, the lava has weathered in an "onion-skin" or spheroidal pattern, which is an unusual feature in Orkney.[3] References1. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst5552.html | title=Ayre, Point of| work=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2008-01-11| }} {{commonscat|Point of Ayre, Orkney Islands}}{{Orkney-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.pagemost.com/point-of-ayre | title=Point of Ayr Interactive Map| work=Pagemost.com| accessdate=2008-01-11| }} 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://orkney.org/mainland/eastgeology.htm| title=The East Mainland| work=The Orkney Website| accessdate=2008-01-11| |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071210230546/http://www.orkney.org/mainland/eastgeology.htm |archivedate = 2007-12-10}} 2 : Headlands of Scotland|Landforms of Orkney |
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