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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Orkney Islands Council locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkney Islands Council locatedIn Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands Council governs Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Bay of Kirkwall locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Fersness locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Fersness administrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands Council area
Bay of Meil locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Meil administrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Portsmouth, Virginia hasSisterCity Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands, Scotland
Bay of Skaill locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Hoxa Sound locatedIn Orkney Islands
Burray locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Burray locatedIn Orkney Islands
Burray hasPostTown Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Bay of Orphir locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Birsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Shapinsay Sound locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Bay of Shapinsay Sound partOf Orkney Islands
Bay of Aikerness locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Aikerness locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands Council area
Bay of Eynhallow Sound locatedIn Orkney Islands
Bay of Clestrain locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Bay of Clestrain administrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands Council area
Papa Westray locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Papa Westray locatedIn Orkney Islands
Cullingsburgh locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Northern Isles
The Relative Hills of Britain coversRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orcadian Basin extendsTo Orkney Islands
The Pirate settingLocation Orkney Islands
Rousay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Rousay locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Rousay archipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Westray locatedIn Orkney Islands
Westray partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Stronsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Stronsay partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Stronsay historicCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
South Ronaldsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
South Ronaldsay archipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
South Ronaldsay traditionalCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
North Ronaldsay locatedIn Orkney Islands
North Ronaldsay partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Pentland Firth separates Orkney Islands
Pentland Firth borderedBy Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Bay of Newark locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Northern Isles hasPart Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkney College UHI locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkney College UHI regionServed Orkney Islands
St. Clair hasHistoricalRegionOfOrigin Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney