Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area

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The Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area is a coastal region on Orkney’s Mainland centered on the sheltered Bay of Firth and the town of Kirkwall, the islands’ main settlement and administrative hub.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
geographical area
administrativeCentre Kirkwall
climate cool temperate oceanic climate
contains Bay of Kirkwall
surface form: Kirkwall Bay

Scapa Flow approaches
rural coastal settlements
country United Kingdom
economicActivity services centred on Kirkwall
tourism
governedBy Orkney Islands Council
hasCharacteristic sheltered waters
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Firth
North Sea
hasLandUse agricultural
harbour infrastructure
residential
hasPart Bay of Firth
Kirkwall
heritage Norse influence
Scottish cultural traditions
language English
localDialect Scots
surface form: Orcadian Scots
locatedIn Orkney Mainland
surface form: Mainland, Orkney

Orkney Islands
Scotland
United Kingdom
mainSettlement Kirkwall
nearbyIsland Gairsay
Rousay
Sanday
surface form: Shapinsay
nearbySettlement Finstown
nearbyWaterBody Scapa Flow
notableFor ferry connections
fishing
maritime activities
natural harbour
partOf Northern Isles
region Orkney Islands
surface form: Orkney
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1
transportHub Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall Harbour
typicalWeather frequent cloud cover
mild temperatures
windy conditions

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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Input
Subject: Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area
Description of subject: The Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area is a coastal region on Orkney’s Mainland centered on the sheltered Bay of Firth and the town of Kirkwall, the islands’ main settlement and administrative hub.

Referenced by (3)

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

Orkney Mainland contains Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area
Orkney Mainland hasHighestPoint Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area
this entity surface form: Kirkwall and St Ola area
Orkney Mainland hasHighestPoint Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area
this entity surface form: St Ola and Kirkwall area