Farne Islands
Proper noun
Meaning
Farne Islands
An archipelago off the coast of Northumberland, England, included in North Sunderland parish (OS grid ref NU23).
Examples
She was the seventh of nine children (four brothers and four sisters) born to William and Thomasin Darling, and when only a few weeks old she was taken to live on Brownsman Island, one of the Farne Islands, in a small cottage attached to the lighthouse.
The paddlesteamer ran aground on the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland in northeast England; nine members of her crew were saved.
While on the Farne Islands, Cuthbert instituted special laws to protect the ducks and other seabirds nesting on the islands.
He says: "Some of the wildlife is local, but there are other shots that have taken me further afield - I went to the Farne Islands to photograph Puffins, wildlife in South Africa and the USA.