derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói"

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bay body of water natural harbour

Scapa Flow is a large natural harbour in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, historically significant as a major Royal Navy base during both World Wars.

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Label	Occurrences
derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ body of water ⓘ natural harbour ⓘ
connectedBy	Churchill Barriers ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
hasActivity	fishing ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ wreck diving ⓘ
hasEtymology	derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" ⓘ
hasFeature	natural anchorage ⓘ numerous shipwrecks ⓘ sheltered waters ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	important maritime heritage site ⓘ
hasUse	oil terminal ⓘ recreational diving ⓘ ship-to-ship oil transfer location ⓘ tourism ⓘ
languageOfName	Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
locatedIn	British Isles ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Northern Isles ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ surface form: Orkney Orkney Islands ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ surface form: Orkney Islands council area Scapa Bay area ⓘ
locatedNear	Orkney Mainland ⓘ surface form: Mainland, Orkney
notableEvent	U-47 penetration of anchorage defenses ⓘ scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet ⓘ sinking of HMS Royal Oak ⓘ
notableEventDate	14 October 1939 ⓘ 21 June 1919 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf	United Kingdom ⓘ
strategicImportance	Home Fleet base in WWII ⓘ control of North Sea access ⓘ naval operations base for Grand Fleet in WWI ⓘ
surroundedBy	Burray ⓘ Graemsay ⓘ Hoy ⓘ Orkney Mainland ⓘ surface form: Mainland, Orkney South Ronaldsay ⓘ
usedAs	Royal Navy base ⓘ fleet anchorage ⓘ naval base ⓘ
usedDuring	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scapa Flow → nameEtymology → derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" ⓘ