Fair Isle
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Fair Isle is a remote Scottish island in the North Atlantic, renowned for its distinctive patterned knitwear, rich birdlife, and dramatic coastal scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fair Isle canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Shetland Islands Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 7.7 square kilometres ⓘ |
| birdlife |
gannets
ⓘ
guillemots ⓘ puffins ⓘ rare migrant passerines ⓘ skuas ⓘ |
| climate | cool maritime climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
air service to Shetland mainland
ⓘ
ferry to Shetland mainland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceToOrkney | about 43 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToShetlandMainland | about 38 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| economy |
crofting
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ knitwear production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governedAs | community-owned island ⓘ |
| hasAirfield | Fair Isle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBirdObservatory | Fair Isle Bird Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | important bird area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heather moorland
ⓘ
natural arches ⓘ sea stacks ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse |
North Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
North Haven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Norse culture
ⓘ
Scottish culture ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Norn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fair Isle knitwear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ distinctive patterned knitwear ⓘ dramatic coastal scenery ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSea | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | around 50 to 70 inhabitants ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | hand-knitting ⓘ |
| traditionalPatternType |
geometric motifs
ⓘ
stranded colourwork ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.