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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parish of Walls and Flotta locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
parish of Walls and Flotta locatedIn Orkney Islands
parish of Walls and Flotta historicalRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: County of Orkney
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Scapa Flow Museum locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Scapa Flow Museum locatedIn Orkney Islands
Scapa Flow Museum locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Lyness Pier locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness Pier locatedIn Orkney Islands
Lyness Pier locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Flotta locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Flotta locatedIn Orkney Islands
Flotta locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Flotta locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Hoy High Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
Hoy High Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lady Village locatedIn Orkney Islands
Lady Village locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lady Village hasCountrySubdivision Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Lady Village administrativeTerritory Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney Islands council area
Lady Village hasLieutenancyArea Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Quoyness chambered cairn locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Quoyness chambered cairn isPartOf Orkney Islands
Scar Viking boat burial locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Start Point Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Start Point Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
Kettletoft locatedIn Orkney Islands
Kettletoft locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Kettletoft archipelago Orkney Islands
Kettletoft maritimeConnectionWithin Orkney Islands
Hoy Low Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
Hoy Low Lighthouse locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness Harbour locatedIn Orkney Islands
Lyness Harbour locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Lyness Harbour serves Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney archipelago
Duncansby Head hasViewOf Orkney Islands
Grand Fleet (Royal Navy) locatedIn Orkney Islands
Kristin Linklater placeOfBirth Orkney Islands
Kristin Linklater placeOfDeath Orkney Islands
Kristin Linklater residence Orkney Islands
Archdiocese of Nidaros regionServed Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Saga of Magnus Barefoot featuresLocation Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
World Heritage Sites in Scotland locatedIn Orkney Islands
subject surface form: Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Rackwick Bay locatedIn Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Rackwick Bay locatedIn Orkney Islands
Rackwick Bay archipelago Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
The Witch in the Wood setting Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney
Scotland–Norway relations involvesRegion Orkney Islands
this entity surface form: Orkney