Distance between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Orkney, United Kingdom

8945 km = 5558 miles

We assume a spherical Earth as a close approximation of the true shape of the Earth (an oblate spheroid). The distance is calculated as great-circle or orthodromic distance between city centres on the surface of a sphere.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

Country: Sri Lanka
Colombo’s coordinates: 6°55′54″ N, 79°50′52″ E
Population: 648,034
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Orkney, United Kingdom

Country: United Kingdom
Orkney’s coordinates: 58°59′04″ N, 2°57′34″ W
Population: 20,100
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