Lough Neagh
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Lough Neagh is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland known as the biggest lake by surface area in the British Isles and an important site for wildlife, fishing, and water supply.
Aliases (1)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
→
lake → natural feature → |
| averageDepth |
approximately 9 metres
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| basinCountry |
Ireland
→
United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| continent |
Europe
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|
| country |
United Kingdom
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| ecologicalStatus |
important site for birds
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| formationType |
post-glacial lake
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| hasIsland |
Coney Island
→
Peters Island NERFINISHED → Poxies Rock → Rams Island NERFINISHED → |
| inflow |
Ballinderry River
→
Blackwater River → Crumlin River → Moyola River NERFINISHED → Six Mile Water → Upper Bann → |
| languageNameEnglish |
Lough Neagh
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| languageNameIrish |
Loch nEathach
NERFINISHED
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| languageNameScots |
Lough Neagh
NERFINISHED
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| locatedIn |
Ireland
→
Northern Ireland → |
| locatedNear |
Antrim
NERFINISHED
→
Belfast → Craigavon → Lurgan → |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 25 metres
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|
| maximumLength |
approximately 30 km
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| maximumWidth |
approximately 21 km
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| mythology |
associated with Irish legends about the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill
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| notableFor |
eel fishing
→
sand and gravel extraction → |
| outflow |
Lower Bann
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| partOf |
British Isles
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| shoreCounty |
Antrim
NERFINISHED
→
Armagh → Down → Londonderry → Tyrone → |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 392 square kilometres
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| surfaceAreaRank |
largest lake by surface area in the British Isles
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| uses |
commercial fishing
→
drinking water supply → recreation → wildlife habitat → |
| waterSupplyTo |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
→
other parts of Northern Ireland → |
| waterType |
freshwater
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|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
County Antrim
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|
borders |
|
County Antrim
("Lough Neagh (partly)")
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|
contains |
|
Lough Neagh
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|
languageNameEnglish |
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Northern Ireland
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|
largestLake |