Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
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Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland is a coastal marine region encompassing the complex network of straits, sounds, and channels among Scotland’s western mainland and islands, noted for its rich biodiversity and scenic seascapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland canonical | 2 |
| Atlantic Ocean region (Inner Hebrides) | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine ecoregion
ⓘ
sea area ⓘ |
| borderedByIsland |
Barra
NERFINISHED
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Canna NERFINISHED ⓘ Coll NERFINISHED ⓘ Eigg NERFINISHED ⓘ Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Skye NERFINISHED ⓘ Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis and Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Mull NERFINISHED ⓘ North Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByIslandGroup |
Inner Hebrides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Argyll and Bute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | subject to marine protected areas ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalCharacteristic |
complex network of straits and sounds
ⓘ
high marine biodiversity ⓘ important habitat for cold-water corals ⓘ important habitat for kelp forests ⓘ important habitat for marine mammals ⓘ important habitat for seabirds ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSpecies |
Atlantic salmon
ⓘ
cod ⓘ common dolphin ⓘ grey seal ⓘ haddock ⓘ harbour porpoise ⓘ harbour seal ⓘ minke whale ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| includesWaterBody |
Firth of Lorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Minch NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Linnhe NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Sunart NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Torridon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of the Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Sound of Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ Sound of Mull NERFINISHED ⓘ Sound of Sleat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Minch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | North Atlantic Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rugged coastline
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scenic seascapes ⓘ sea lochs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Marine Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish marine area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atlantic Ocean region (Inner Hebrides)