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The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny or Corcaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head , the westernmost point of Ireland .
Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") [9] is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula , it sits on the Atlantic coast , about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney . [ 10 ]
Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. [1] At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, excluding Iceland. Nearby Dunmore Head is the most westerly point of mainland Ireland. The town is linked to Dingle via the R559 regional road.
The 456-metre (1,496 ft)-high pass on the Dingle Peninsula links Dingle, in the south-west, with Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east. The scenic road leading to the pass weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past high corrie lakes. [4]
Annascaul or Anascaul (Irish: Abhainn an Scáil / Abha na Scáil) is a village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.It is situated 32.9 kilometres west of Tralee on the N86 Tralee - Dingle national secondary road near its junction with the R561 regional road to Castlemaine and Farranfore leading to nearby Inch Strand. [2]
The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County Kerry. The town's population was 26,079 as of the 2022 census, making it the 15th largest urban settlement in Ireland. Tralee is known for the Rose of Tralee International Festival, which has been held annually in August since 1959.
View of Dingle Bay. The bay runs approximately 40 km (25 mi) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at the head, and 20 km (12 mi) wide at the entrance. It is flanked on the north by the Dingle Peninsula, and on the south by the Iveragh Peninsula. The River Maine enters the bay at its head.
The Balkans is a region which natural borders do not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan Peninsula. It would include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.