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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Clan Sinclair associatedWithRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Clan Sinclair hasHistoricOriginLocation Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Agravain nationalityInLegend Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Gaheris associatedWith Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
North Atlantic islands includes Orkney Islands
Earldom of Orkney locatedIn Orkney Islands
Earldom of Orkney includedTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Earl of Orkney appliesToJurisdiction Orkney Islands
Earl of Orkney locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkneyinga saga mainSubject Orkney Islands
Orkneyinga saga placeOfNarrativeFocus Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency represents Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency contains Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands Council area
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency hasSeparateScottishParliamentConstituencies Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Orkney
Thorfinn Sigurdsson placeOfRule Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Countess of Orkney region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Countess of Orkney associatedWith Orkney Islands
Morgause associatedWithRealm Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Morgause nationality Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Scrabster ferryRouteTo Orkney Islands
Thurso isGatewayTo Orkney Islands
Thurso hasNearbyIslandGroup Orkney Islands
Rackwick bothy locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Rackwick bothy locatedIn Orkney Islands
Hoy hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Hoy Hills
Hoy hills locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Hoy Hills
this entity surface form: Orkney
Hoy hills highestPointOf Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Ward Hill
Churchill Barriers locatedIn Orkney Islands
derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Scapa Flow
derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Scapa Flow
this entity surface form: Orkney
derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Scapa Flow
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
island of Hoy locatedIn Orkney Islands
island of Hoy partOf Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
island of Hoy region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
South Walls locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
South Walls locatedIn Orkney Islands
South Walls locatedInHistoricCounty Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
South Walls islandGroup Orkney Islands
Longhope Sound locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Longhope Sound administrativeRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
ancient Britain hasPart Orkney Islands
Hoy Sound locatedIn Orkney Islands
Hoy Sound region Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness village locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Lyness
Lyness village locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Lyness
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness village hasCounty Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Lyness
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness village hasHistoricCounty Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Lyness
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness village locatedInArchipelago Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Lyness
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago