North Isles of Orkney

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geographical region island group

The North Isles of Orkney are a scattered group of small, largely rural islands in the northern part of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland, known for their rugged coastlines, rich wildlife, and archaeological heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
North Isles of Orkney canonical 2
North Isles 1
north Orkney Mainland 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
island group ⓘ
administrativeCentre Kirkwall (for the wider Orkney Islands council area) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic largely rural ⓘ
rugged coastlines ⓘ
scattered group of small islands ⓘ
climate cool maritime climate ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
governedBy Orkney Islands Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Eday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egilsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eynhallow NERFINISHED ⓘ
Faray NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gairsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Holm of Faray NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Ronaldsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papa Westray NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rousay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanday Sound islets NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shapinsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stronsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Westray NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wyre NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage Norse archaeological remains ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological sites ⓘ
knownFor archaeological heritage ⓘ
rich wildlife ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn North Sea ⓘ
Northern Isles of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern part of the Orkney archipelago ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
regionalLanguage Orcadian dialect of Scots ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
transport served by inter-island air services ⓘ
served by inter-island ferries ⓘ
wildlife marine life ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
seals ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Sanday → islandGroup → North Isles of Orkney ⓘ
Bay of Evie → region → North Isles of Orkney ⓘ
this entity surface form: north Orkney Mainland
Orkney Islands Council → hasJurisdictionOver → North Isles of Orkney ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Isles
Flotta → partOf → North Isles of Orkney ⓘ