Sanday
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Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, known for its long sandy beaches, low-lying fertile farmland, and important archaeological sites.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanday parish | 1 |
| Shapinsay | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orkney Island
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney Islands council area
|
| archipelago | Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cool temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| councilArea | Orkney Islands Council ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAirport |
Kirkwall Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanday Airport
|
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile farmland
ⓘ
important archaeological sites ⓘ long sandy beaches ⓘ low-lying terrain ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType |
rocky shores
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
machair-like grasslands
ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | Start Point Lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasParish |
Sanday
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanday parish
|
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Quoyness chambered cairn
ⓘ
Scar Viking boat burial ⓘ Start Point Lighthouse ⓘ Quoyness chambered cairn ⓘ
surface form:
Tresness chambered cairn
|
| hasTransportLink |
air link to Kirkwall
ⓘ
ferry to Kirkwall ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
seabirds
ⓘ
seals ⓘ waders ⓘ |
| islandGroup | North Isles of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdlife
ⓘ
coastal scenery ⓘ prehistoric remains ⓘ |
| largestSettlement |
Kettletoft
ⓘ
Lady Village ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Sea
ⓘ
Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Scottish mainland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Highlands and Islands
|
| servedBy |
Loganair inter-island flights
ⓘ
ferry services to mainland Orkney ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shapinsay