Loch Ryan

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Loch Ryan is a sea loch on the southwest coast of Scotland, known for its sheltered waters and role as a major ferry route between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Label Occurrences
Loch Ryan canonical 9

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal inlet
sea loch
connectedTo North Channel
country Scotland
drainageBasin Irish Sea drainage basin
surface form: Irish Sea basin
hasConservationStatus Site of Special Scientific Interest
hasFeature mudflats
saltmarsh
sandy beaches
hasFerryOperator P&O Ferries
Stena Line
hasFerryServiceTo Belfast
Larne
hasFerryTerminal Cairnryan ferry terminal
hasMouthAt Irish Sea
hasNearbyAirport Glasgow Prestwick Airport
hasNearbyTown Stranraer
hasNearbyVillage Cairnryan
hasPort Cairnryan
Stranraer
hasTransportLink A75 road
A77 road
historicalUse military harbour
naval anchorage
isHabitatFor seabirds
shellfish
waders
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
southwest coast of Scotland
locatedNear Cairnryan
Portpatrick
Stranraer
majorRouteBetween Northern Ireland
Scotland
notableFor sheltered waters
short sea crossing to Northern Ireland
strategic maritime importance
orientation north–south
partOf Irish Sea
region Galloway
shape roughly oval
usedFor commercial shipping
ferry transport
fishing
recreational boating
wasUsedDuring World War II
waterType saltwater

Referenced by (9)

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

Cairnryan locatedOn Loch Ryan
Cairnryan bodyOfWater Loch Ryan
Stranraer bay Loch Ryan
Rhins of Galloway contains Loch Ryan
Kirkcolm hasCoastlineOn Loch Ryan
Stranraer Harbour locatedOn Loch Ryan