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.
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 ⓘ St Kilda self-linksurface differs ⓘ St Kilda self-linksurface differs ⓘ St Kilda self-linksurface differs ⓘ St Kilda self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.