Pentland Firth

E213843

strait tidal strait

Pentland Firth is a narrow, fast-tidal strait off northern Scotland, renowned for its powerful currents and rough seas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pentland Firth canonical	14
Pentland Firth area	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	strait ⓘ tidal strait ⓘ
borderedBy	Caithness ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ surface form: Orkney archipelago
connects	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ North Sea ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	maritime regulations of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasApproximateWidth	about 10 miles at its narrowest point ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	North Atlantic maritime climate ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	supports marine wildlife in strong tidal environments ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	fishing ⓘ renewable energy potential ⓘ shipping ⓘ
hasFeature	tidal race known as the Merry Men of Mey ⓘ tidal race known as the Swelkie ⓘ
hasHazard	eddies ⓘ overfalls ⓘ strong tidal rips ⓘ
hasIslandAtMouth	Stroma ⓘ Swona ⓘ
hasMaximumTidalCurrentSpeed	over 16 knots ⓘ
hasNameEtymology	derived from Old Norse ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	Pictland fjord or Pictland firth ⓘ
hasNavigationChart	Admiralty charts for northern Scotland ⓘ
hasNearbyPort	Scrabster ⓘ
hasNearbyTown	John o' Groats ⓘ Thurso ⓘ
hasPotential	large tidal power generation ⓘ
hasReputation	dangerous for shipping ⓘ
hasTidalRangeInfluence	Orkney and Caithness coasts ⓘ
isImportantFor	Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic shipping routes ferry routes between mainland Scotland and Orkney ⓘ
isPartOf	waters around the British Isles ⓘ
isSubjectOf	maritime navigation warnings ⓘ nautical folklore ⓘ
knownFor	fast tidal races ⓘ rough seas ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ
locatedIn	northern Scotland ⓘ surface form: Northern Scotland Scotland ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
separates	Orkney Islands ⓘ Scottish mainland ⓘ
usedFor	marine navigation ⓘ tidal energy research ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Orkney Islands → separatedBy → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Rackwick → adjacentTo → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Scapa Bay → locatedNorthOf → Pentland Firth ⓘ

northern Scotland → contains → Pentland Firth ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Scotland

northern Scotland → borders → Pentland Firth ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Scotland

British Isles maritime region → includesSeaArea → Pentland Firth ⓘ

South Ronaldsay → bodyOfWater → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Scrabster → maritimeRegion → Pentland Firth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pentland Firth area

Hoy hills → overlooks → Pentland Firth ⓘ

subject surface form: Hoy Hills

South Walls → locatedNorthOf → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Longhope Sound → locatedNear → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Hoy Sound → locatedNorthOf → Pentland Firth ⓘ

North Sea tides → hasNotableTidalCurrentArea → Pentland Firth ⓘ

parish of Walls and Flotta → bordersBodyOfWater → Pentland Firth ⓘ

Duncansby Head → overlooks → Pentland Firth ⓘ