Valentia Island
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Valentia Island is a rugged, scenic island off Ireland’s southwest coast known for its dramatic Atlantic landscapes, historic transatlantic cable station, and rich geological heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Kerry County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 25 square kilometres ⓘ |
| cableConnectionTo | Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cableFirstLaidYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| connectedByBridgeTo | Portmagee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | fossil tetrapod footprints ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriodRepresented | Devonian ⓘ |
| hasCliff | Fogher Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFerryConnectionTo | Reenard Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHarbour | Knightstown Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Geokaun Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | Valentia Island Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParish | Valentia Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Chapeltown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knightstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Bray Head
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geokaun Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentia Island Cable Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentia Island Tetrapod Trackway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Blasket Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dingle Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Skellig NERFINISHED ⓘ Skellig Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 266 metres ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| historicalRole | eastern terminus of first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geological heritage
ⓘ
rugged Atlantic landscapes ⓘ scenic coastal views ⓘ tetrapod trackway ⓘ transatlantic telegraph cable history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lighthouseLocation | Cromwell Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kerry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| offCoastOf |
Iveragh Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ring of Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wild Atlantic Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
geotourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ walking and hiking tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
County Kerry