Sound of Sleat

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The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the mainland and forms part of the route into Loch Alsh.

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Sound of Sleat canonical 9

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
sea strait
adjacentToIsland Isle of Skye
adjacentToPeninsula Sleat Peninsula
adjacentToRegion Knoydart
Lochalsh
connectsTo Loch Alsh
country Scotland
formsRouteInto Loch Alsh
hasCoastlineFeature rugged coastline
sea cliffs
small bays
hasEcologicalFeature cetacean habitat
marine wildlife habitat
seabird habitat
hasNameOrigin Sleat Peninsula
hasNameOriginLanguage Scottish Gaelic
hasNearbyIsland Eilean Ràrsaidh
Eilean Ràrsaidh
surface form: Eilean a’ Mhuineil

Ornsay
hasNearbySettlement Armadale
Glenelg
Mallaig
hasNearbyTransportLink Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
ferry services between Skye and mainland
hasOrientation roughly southwest–northeast
hasPart Loch Hourn entrance
Loch Nevis entrance
isGeographicalFeatureOf Isle of Skye
Scottish Highlands
isKnownFor narrow channel
scenic coastal views
strong tidal currents
isLocatedBetween Sleat Peninsula on Skye and Knoydart peninsula on mainland
isNavigationRouteFor vessels bound for Kyle of Lochalsh
vessels entering Loch Alsh
isPartOf Hebridean coast
surface form: Hebridean maritime region

Scottish coastal waters
locatedIn west coast of Scotland
locatedInCouncilArea Scottish Highlands
surface form: Highland
locatedInWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Sea of the Hebrides
partOf Inner Sound region
separates Isle of Skye
Scottish mainland
usedFor coastal navigation
ferry transport
fishing
recreational boating

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isle of Skye borderedBy Sound of Sleat
Mallaig overlooks Sound of Sleat
Sleat hasBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Armadale Castle hasViewOf Sound of Sleat
Knoydart Peninsula borderedBy Sound of Sleat
Mallaig railway station near Sound of Sleat
Armadale locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Mallaig harbour locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat