Hoy Sound

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body of water tidal strait

Hoy Sound is a tidal strait in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, known for its strong currents and its strategic position between the islands of Hoy and Mainland.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hoy Sound canonical 7

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
tidal strait ⓘ
connects Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Scapa Flow ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasCurrentType tidal current ⓘ
hasFeature overfalls ⓘ
tide races ⓘ
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasNavigationalHazard strong tidal races ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Graemsay ⓘ
Hoy ⓘ
Orkney Mainland ⓘ
surface form: Mainland, Orkney
knownFor fast-flowing waters ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
locatedIn North Sea ⓘ
Northern Isles ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
locatedNear Cantick Head ⓘ
Stromness ⓘ
Old Man of Hoy ⓘ
surface form: The Old Man of Hoy
locatedNorthOf Pentland Firth ⓘ
locatedWestOf Scapa Flow ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
region Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form: Orkney
separates Hoy ⓘ
Orkney Mainland ⓘ
surface form: Mainland, Orkney
usedFor marine navigation ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Lyness Naval Base → near → Hoy Sound ⓘ
Stromness Hills → locatedNear → Hoy Sound ⓘ
Stromness and Sandwick area → hasCoastlineOn → Hoy Sound ⓘ
Lyness village → hasNearbyGeographicFeature → Hoy Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Lyness
parish of Walls and Flotta → bordersBodyOfWater → Hoy Sound ⓘ
Scapa Flow Museum → near → Hoy Sound ⓘ
Hoy Low Lighthouse → locatedInBodyOfWater → Hoy Sound ⓘ