Orkney Islands, Scotland

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administrativeCenter gptkb:Kirkwall
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Kirkwall_Airport
gptkbp:area 990 km²
gptkbp:areaCode KW
gptkbp:climate maritime
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distanceFromScottishMainland about 16 km north
gptkbp:hasDialects Orcadian
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Aberdeen
gptkb:Scrabster
gptkb:Shetland
gptkbp:historicalEvent Annexed by Scotland in 1472
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Norse_Scotland
gptkb:Pictland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orkney Islands, Scotland
gptkbp:industry farming
fishing
whisky distilling
gptkbp:inhabitedBy about 20
gptkbp:islandGroup gptkb:Northern_Isles
gptkbp:language gptkb:Scots
gptkb:Norn_(historical)
English
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Mainland
gptkbp:localGovernmentArea gptkb:Orkney_Islands_Council
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Mainland
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:George_Mackay_Brown
gptkb:Edwin_Muir
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Maeshowe
gptkb:Ring_of_Brodgar
gptkb:Skara_Brae
gptkb:St_Magnus_Cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfIslands about 70
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Orkney_and_Shetland
gptkbp:population about 22,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Isles
gptkbp:summerTimeZone gptkb:BST
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Heart_of_Neolithic_Orkney
gptkbp:VikingHeritage yes
gptkbp:wildlife seals
otters
puffins
red deer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Irving_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5