Highland, Scotland
E901511
Highland, Scotland is a sparsely populated council area in the Scottish Highlands known for its dramatic landscapes, including mountains, lochs, and rugged coastline, and for encompassing much of the traditional Highlands region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highland Scotland | 2 |
| Highland, Scotland canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
council area of Scotland
ⓘ
local government area ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argyll and Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ Na h-Eileanan Siar NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands (by sea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth and Kinross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
numerous lochs ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| contains |
Badenoch and Strathspey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairngorms (partial) ⓘ Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Skye (part of council area) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knoydart Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Ness NERFINISHED ⓘ Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Portree NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross and Cromarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ullapool NERFINISHED ⓘ Wester Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Wick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdAsCouncilArea | 1996 ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Highland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | unitary authority ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Moray Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Pentland Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2 | GB-HLD ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic landscapes
ⓘ
outdoor tourism ⓘ traditional Highland culture ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | BST ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partlyWithin |
Cairngorms National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (small area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Highland region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedLanguage |
Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.