Sound of Sleat

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The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the mainland and forms part of the route into Loch Alsh.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sound of Sleat canonical 34
The Sound of Sleat 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
sea strait
adjacentToIsland Isle of Skye
adjacentToPeninsula Sleat Peninsula
adjacentToRegion Knoydart
Lochalsh
connectsTo Loch Alsh
country Scotland
formsRouteInto Loch Alsh
hasCoastlineFeature rugged coastline
sea cliffs
small bays
hasEcologicalFeature cetacean habitat
marine wildlife habitat
seabird habitat
hasNameOrigin Sleat Peninsula
hasNameOriginLanguage Scottish Gaelic
hasNearbyIsland Eilean Ràrsaidh
Eilean a’ Mhuineil
linked to: Eilean Ràrsaidh

Ornsay
hasNearbySettlement Armadale
Glenelg
Mallaig
hasNearbyTransportLink Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
ferry services between Skye and mainland
hasOrientation roughly southwest–northeast
hasPart Loch Hourn entrance
Loch Nevis entrance
isGeographicalFeatureOf Isle of Skye
Scottish Highlands
isKnownFor narrow channel
scenic coastal views
strong tidal currents
isLocatedBetween Sleat Peninsula on Skye and Knoydart peninsula on mainland
isNavigationRouteFor vessels bound for Kyle of Lochalsh
vessels entering Loch Alsh
isPartOf Hebridean maritime region
linked to: Hebridean coast

Scottish coastal waters
locatedIn west coast of Scotland
locatedInCouncilArea Highland
linked to: Scottish Highlands
locatedInWaterbody North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

Sea of the Hebrides
partOf Inner Sound region
separates Isle of Skye
Scottish mainland
usedFor coastal navigation
ferry transport
fishing
recreational boating

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isle of Skye borderedBy Sound of Sleat
Mallaig overlooks Sound of Sleat
Sleat hasBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Armadale Castle hasViewOf Sound of Sleat
Knoydart Peninsula borderedBy Sound of Sleat
Mallaig railway station near Sound of Sleat
Armadale locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Mallaig harbour locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Loch Hourn entrance connectsTo Sound of Sleat
Loch Hourn entrance opensInto Sound of Sleat
Blà Bheinn overlooks Sound of Sleat
Loch Alsh connectsTo The Sound of Sleat
linked to: Sound of Sleat
Loch Nevis entrance opensInto Sound of Sleat
Glenelg locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Glenelg hasViewOf Sound of Sleat
Ornsay locatedInBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Eilean Ràrsaidh locatedIn Sound of Sleat
Eilean Ràrsaidh hasNearbyWaterBody Sound of Sleat
Knoydart borders Sound of Sleat
Sleat Peninsula borders Sound of Sleat
Teangue locatedNear Sound of Sleat
Armadale ferry terminal locatedOn Sound of Sleat
Kilmore, Sleat locatedNear Sound of Sleat
subject linked to: Kilmore
Kilbeg locatedOnBodyOfWater Sound of Sleat
Armadale (Skye) hasViewOf Sound of Sleat
Armadale (Skye) locatedOn Sound of Sleat
Loch Hourn opensInto Sound of Sleat
Loch Nevis connectedTo Sound of Sleat
Isleornsay hasViewOf Sound of Sleat
Mallaig ferry terminal near Sound of Sleat