Orkney Islands

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The Orkney Islands are a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Scotland, known for their rugged sandstone landscapes, rich Neolithic archaeological sites, and distinctive maritime culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
administeredAs Orkney Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orkney Islands Council area
cededInYear 1472
cededTo Scotland
climate cool maritime climate
contains Burray
Eday
Hoy
Maeshowe
Orkney Mainland
surface form: Mainland, Orkney

North Ronaldsay
Papa Westray
Stenness
surface form: Ring of Brodgar

Rousay
Sanday
Scapa Flow
Sanday
surface form: Shapinsay

Skara Brae
South Ronaldsay
Stenness
surface form: Stenness Stones

Stronsay
Westray
country United Kingdom
governedBy Orkney Islands Council
hasAirport Kirkwall Airport
hasCapital Kirkwall
hasDemonym Orcadian
hasFerryLinkTo Scottish mainland
Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
hasHighestPoint Ward Hill
hasHistoricRuler Kingdom of Norway
hasImportantHarbour Scapa Flow
hasMajorIndustry farming
fishing
renewable energy
tourism
hasNumberOfInhabitedIslands about 20
hasNumberOfIslands about 70
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasTown Stromness
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Skara Brae
surface form: Heart of Neolithic Orkney
highestPointLocatedOn Hoy
historicalLanguage Norn
Scots
knownFor Neolithic archaeological sites
maritime culture
sandstone landscapes
largestSettlement Kirkwall
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Northern Isles
Scotland
locatedNorthOf Scottish mainland
partOf Council areas of Scotland
separatedBy Pentland Firth
separatedFrom Scottish mainland
usedAs Royal Navy base in World Wars

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Ward Hill locatedIn Orkney Islands
Ward Hill partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Ward Hill isHighestPointOf Orkney Islands
Sanday locatedIn Orkney Islands
Sanday archipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Sanday administrativeDivisionOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Graemsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Graemsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Graemsay region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Graemsay islandGroup Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Cullivoe region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Scottish islands
Burravoe locatedNorthOf Orkney Islands
Norn spokenIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
West Scandinavian languages geographicDistribution Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands (historically)
Margaret, Maid of Norway deathPlace Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region) coversArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands (council area)
Kirkwall Airport location Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Kirkwall Airport serves Orkney Islands
Kirkwall Airport regionServed Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Dounby locatedIn Orkney Islands
Orphir locatedIn Orkney Islands
Orphir hasPostTown Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: ORKNEY
Orphir hasTraditionalCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orphir hasScottishParliamentConstituency Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Evie locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Evie locatedIn Orkney Islands
Birsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Birsay partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Birsay traditionalCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Bay of Firth and Kirkwall area region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Ward Hill (Mainland Orkney) locatedIn Orkney Islands
Ward Hill (Mainland Orkney) partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Harray and Birsay moorlands locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Harray and Birsay moorlands partOf Orkney Islands
Birsay and Evie area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Holm and Deerness area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Holm and Deerness area partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Rendall and Firth area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Holm and Tankerness area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Holm and Tankerness area partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Evie and Birsay area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Evie and Birsay area partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Evie and Birsay area traditionalCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Clumly locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Sabiston locatedIn Orkney Islands
Rendall Hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
Rendall Hills region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Rendall Hills partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago