Lyness

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Lyness is a small coastal village and former naval base on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal village
former naval base
settlement
village
administrativeAuthority Orkney Islands Council
cemeteryMaintainedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
country Scotland
hasAttraction Scapa Flow Museum
hasDialCode 01856
hasEconomicActivity ferry services
fishing
tourism
hasFacility Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery
Scapa Flow Museum
hasFunction ferry terminal
hasHeritage naval heritage
hasNearbyFeature Lyness Harbour
Lyness Pier
hasNearbyIsland Flotta
South Walls
hasPostcodeArea KW
hasPostcodeDistrict KW16
hasTransportConnection ferry operated by Orkney Ferries
ferry to Houton on Mainland Orkney
ferry to Longhope on South Walls
hasWarGravesFrom World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
historicalUse Royal Navy base
naval anchorage support settlement
locatedBy Scapa Flow
locatedIn Hoy
Mainland Scotland local government area of Orkney Islands Council
Northern Isles NERFINISHED
Orkney NERFINISHED
Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion North Atlantic area
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Western Approaches to the North Sea
surface form: North Sea approaches
locatedOn island of Hoy
navalBaseName HMS Proserpine NERFINISHED
overlooks Scapa Flow
surface form: Scapa Flow naval anchorage
partOf parish of Walls and Flotta
region Scottish islands NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1
usedDuring World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Hoy hasSettlement Lyness
Lyness Naval Base location Lyness