North Channel

E42893

sea channel strait

The North Channel is the strait between northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland that links the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
North Channel canonical	33
Belfast Lough	6
Cuan Sound	1
Straits of Moyle	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sea channel ⓘ strait ⓘ
belongsToMaritimeZone	United Kingdom territorial waters ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom exclusive economic zone United Kingdom territorial waters ⓘ
borderedBy	Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
climateInfluencedBy	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
connectsBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ
countryBorder	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	North Channel ⓘ surface form: Straits of Moyle
hasHazard	frequent storms ⓘ poor visibility conditions ⓘ strong tidal streams ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	naval operations ⓘ trade routes around British Isles ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland	Kintyre ⓘ surface form: Mull of Kintyre Rathlin Island ⓘ
hasNearbyPort	Belfast ⓘ Cairnryan ⓘ Larne ⓘ Stranraer ⓘ
hasRoughSeas	true ⓘ
hasShippingRoute	routes between Irish Sea ports and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasStrongCurrent	true ⓘ
isPartOfSeaRoute	routes between Irish Sea and North Atlantic ⓘ routes between Irish ports and Scottish ports ⓘ
locatedEastOf	northeastern coast of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
locatedInOrNearby	Great Britain ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	Irish Sea ⓘ
locatedSouthOf	Inner Hebrides ⓘ
locatedWestOf	Scottish mainland ⓘ
maximumDepth	over 200 meters ⓘ over 650 feet ⓘ
minimumWidth	about 12 miles ⓘ about 19 kilometers ⓘ
notableFor	challenging sea conditions ⓘ strategic maritime position ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ British Isles maritime region ⓘ
separates	Northern Ireland ⓘ southwestern Scotland ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ ferry transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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

Irish Sea → connectedTo → North Channel ⓘ

George Best Belfast City Airport → locatedNear → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

Port of Belfast → locatedIn → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

Port of Belfast → locatedOnWaterbody → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

River Lagan → mouthLocatedIn → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

River Lagan → flowsInto → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

North Channel → hasAlternativeName → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Straits of Moyle

County Antrim → hasCoastlineOn → North Channel ⓘ

Belfast city centre waterfront regeneration → locatedOnWaterbody → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Lough

County Londonderry → hasCoastlineOn → North Channel ⓘ

Firth of Clyde → connectsTo → North Channel ⓘ

Port Wemyss → hasNearbyBodyOfWater → North Channel ⓘ

Stranraer → locatedNear → North Channel ⓘ

Antrim Coast → locatedOn → North Channel ⓘ

Antrim Coast → hasViewAcross → North Channel ⓘ

Glens of Antrim area → borders → North Channel ⓘ

subject surface form: Glens of Antrim

Mid and East Antrim Borough → hasCoastlineOn → North Channel ⓘ

A2 coast road → offersViewOf → North Channel ⓘ

British Isles maritime region → includesSeaArea → North Channel ⓘ

Dunluce Castle → hasViewOf → North Channel ⓘ

River Bann → mouth → North Channel ⓘ

River Bann → flowsInto → North Channel ⓘ

Port of Larne → bodyOfWater → North Channel ⓘ

Larne → hasCoastlineOn → North Channel ⓘ

Loch Ryan → connectedTo → North Channel ⓘ

Irish Sea coast → adjacentTo → North Channel ⓘ

Ballycastle → hasCoastlineOn → North Channel ⓘ

Sanda Island (Kintyre) → hasViewOf → North Channel ⓘ

Rathlin Island → locatedIn → North Channel ⓘ

Northern Irish coastline → locatedOn → North Channel ⓘ

Rhins of Galloway → borderedBy → North Channel ⓘ

Rhins of Galloway → hasViewOf → North Channel ⓘ

Mull of Galloway Lighthouse → nearbySeaArea → North Channel ⓘ

Portpatrick → locatedOn → North Channel ⓘ

Portpatrick → overlooks → North Channel ⓘ

Belfast Lough → connectsTo → North Channel ⓘ

Clan MacDonald of Islay → associatedTerritory → North Channel ⓘ

Strangford Lough → connectedTo → North Channel ⓘ

Seil → bodyOfWater → North Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuan Sound

Portrush → locatedOn → North Channel ⓘ

Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment) → bodyOfWater → North Channel ⓘ