Inganess, a bay on the E side of Pomona, Orkney, projecting south-westward between the parishes of Kirkwall and St Andrews. It opens 3 miles ESE of the entrance of Kirkwall Bay; is flanked, on the NW side, by Inganess Head; measures 4 ¼ miles in length, and from ½ to 1 ¼ mile in breadth; expands to its greatest breadth in its middle parts; has a depth of from 2 ½ to 12 fathoms; and forms a fine natural harbour for vessels of any size.
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