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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Bay of Swannay locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Northern Isles
Bay of Swannay locatedInAdministrativeArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Kirkwall locatedIn Orkney Islands
Kirkwall capitalOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Kirkwall largestSettlementIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Isbister locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Isbister partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Stromness locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Stromness partOf Orkney Islands
Firth and Harray area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Firth and Harray area regionOf Orkney Islands
St Marys locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
St Marys lieutenancyArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Keelylang Hill locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Keelylang Hill isPartOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Keelylang Hill hasViewOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Birsay Hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
Yesnaby cliffs locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stromness and Sandwick moorlands partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Stromness and Sandwick area locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stromness and Sandwick area partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Wasdale locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Wasdale locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Loch of Wasdale partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Graemeshall partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Finstown locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Finstown lieutenancyArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Finstown parliamentaryConstituencyScotland Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Tankerness locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Loch of Tankerness isPartOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Tankerness administrativeArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Bay of Ireland locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Ireland isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Aberdeen Harbour connectsTo Orkney Islands
Bay of Firth locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Firth partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Ayre locatedIn Orkney Islands
Loch of Ayre isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Bay of Houton locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Houton isPartOfRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Loch of Kirbuster locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Evie partOf Orkney Islands
Council areas of Scotland hasPart Orkney Islands
Eday locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Eday partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Orkney Islands Council jurisdiction Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkney Islands Council jurisdiction Orkney Islands