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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Loch of Bosquoy locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stenness locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stenness partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Scapa Bay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Scapa Bay locatedInHistoricCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Wideford Hill locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Wideford Hill partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Mull Head locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stenness and Firth moorlands locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Harray and Stenness system locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Harray and Stenness system administrativeArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Mid Hill locatedIn Orkney Islands
Mid Hill isPartOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Costa Head cliffs locatedIn Orkney Islands
Rerwick Head locatedIn Orkney Islands
Orphir and Holm moorlands locatedIn Orkney Islands
Orphir and Holm moorlands partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Cuween Hill locatedIn Orkney Islands
Brough of Birsay cliffs locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Brough of Birsay cliffs isPartOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Harray locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Harray locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Northern Isles
Loch of Harray region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Harray isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Harray Hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Harray Hills partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Harray Hills locatedInCouncilArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Harray Hills locatedInHistoricCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Stromness Hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stromness Hills partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Marwick Head cliffs locatedIn Orkney Islands
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies placeOfDeath Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Peter Maxwell Davies
this entity surface form: Orkney
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies residence Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Peter Maxwell Davies
Loch of Kirbister locatedIn Orkney Islands
Deerness cliffs locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Boardhouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Boardhouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Northern Isles
Loch of Boardhouse isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Boardhouse isInCountrySubdivision Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Finstown Hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
Finstown Hills administrativeArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Loch of Swannay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Hundland locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Hundland isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Gurness headland locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Banks locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Banks partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Banks isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Bay of Swannay locatedIn Orkney Islands