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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lough Neagh canonical | 16 |
| Lough Neagh basin | 2 |
| Lough Neagh (partly) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ natural feature ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ecologicalStatus | important site for birds ⓘ |
| formationType | post-glacial lake ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Coney Island
ⓘ
Peters Island ⓘ Poxies Rock ⓘ Rams Island ⓘ |
| inflow |
Ballinderry River
ⓘ
Blackwater River ⓘ Crumlin River ⓘ Moyola River ⓘ Six Mile Water ⓘ River Bann ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Bann
|
| languageNameEnglish | Lough Neagh self-link ⓘ |
| languageNameIrish | Loch nEathach ⓘ |
| languageNameScots | Lough Neagh self-link ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
County Antrim
ⓘ
surface form:
Antrim
Belfast ⓘ Craigavon ⓘ Lurgan ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 25 metres ⓘ |
| maximumLength | approximately 30 km ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | approximately 21 km ⓘ |
| mythology | associated with Irish legends about the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eel fishing
ⓘ
sand and gravel extraction ⓘ |
| outflow |
River Bann
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Bann
|
| partOf | British Isles ⓘ |
| shoreCounty |
County Antrim
ⓘ
surface form:
Antrim
Armagh ⓘ Down ⓘ County Londonderry ⓘ
surface form:
Londonderry
Tyrone ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 392 square kilometres ⓘ |
| surfaceAreaRank | largest lake by surface area in the British Isles ⓘ |
| uses |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterSupplyTo |
Belfast
ⓘ
other parts of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lough Neagh (partly)
this entity surface form:
Lough Neagh basin
this entity surface form:
Lough Neagh basin
subject surface form:
Blackwater River (Northern Ireland)