St Kilda

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St Kilda is a remote, uninhabited archipelago in the North Atlantic renowned for its dramatic sea cliffs, unique wildlife, and status as a dual UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Boreray 0
Conachair 0
Dùn 0

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
archipelago
island
island
island
island
mountain
nature reserve
access by boat only
administeredBy National Trust for Scotland
climate oceanic climate
country Scotland
United Kingdom
depopulationYear 1930
distanceToOuterHebrides about 64 kilometres west of Benbecula
extensionYear 2004
2005
formerPopulation permanent human settlement
hasHighestPoint Conachair
hasIsland Boreray
Dùn
Hirta
Soay
hasLargestSeabirdColonyIn Northwest Europe
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site for cultural criteria
World Heritage Site for natural criteria
inscriptionYear 1986
knownFor Soay sheep
St Kilda field mouse
St Kilda wren
dramatic sea cliffs
maritime cliffs and slopes
seabird colonies
unique wildlife
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Outer Hebrides
Scotland
St Kilda self-linksurface differs
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militaryPresence Ministry of Defence radar installation on Hirta
nearestInhabitedLand Isle of Harris
notableSpecies Atlantic puffin
fulmar
northern gannet
partOf Outer Hebrides
surface form: Western Isles
protectedAs National Nature Reserve
Special Area of Conservation
Special Protection Area
seaCliffsHeight over 400 metres
status uninhabited
UNESCORegion Europe and North America

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

Scottish Islands hasPart St Kilda
St Kilda locatedIn St Kilda self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Boreray
St Kilda locatedIn St Kilda self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Conachair
St Kilda locatedIn St Kilda self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Dùn
St Kilda locatedIn St Kilda self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hirta
St Kilda locatedIn St Kilda self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Soay