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**Scapa Flow is not a ferry destination for mainland travelers**—it is a **natural harbor** located within the Orkney Islands, surrounded by the Orkney Mainland and several islands including Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay, and Hoy.[2] Scapa Flow itself is not accessible by direct passenger ferry from mainland Scotland.
Ferry crossings from mainland Scotland reach **Orkney Island ports** such as Stromness and St Margaret's Hope (via Pentland Ferries from Gills Bay)[1], and from there, inter-island ferries operated by Orkney Ferries connect to various Orkney destinations, including Hoy.[7] To access areas around Scapa Flow, such as Hoy, travelers must first reach Orkney's mainland ports, then take a second ferry crossing (for example, the Houton-to-Lyness ferry to reach Hoy).[3][5]
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