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Ireland is an island surrounded by water, [1] with a 7,500 kilometres (4,700 mi) coastline. [2] This list catalogues about 400 of the coastal landforms of the island including bays, estuaries, harbours, headlands, and many others.
Waterways Ireland (Irish: Uiscebhealaí Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Watterweys Airlann) [1] is one of the six all-Ireland North/South implementation bodies established under the Belfast Agreement in 1999. [2] It is responsible for the management, maintenance, development, and restoration of inland navigable waterways primarily for recreational ...
Map showing the location of the ports listed on this page. This is a list of seaports around the coast of the island of Ireland, including those found in Northern ...
Map of the Celtic Sea which connects the coasts of the Celtic nations; Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The seabed under the Celtic Sea is referred to as the Celtic Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Europe. The northeast portion has a depth of between 90 and 100 m (300–330 ft), increasing towards Saint George's Channel.
Relief map depicting St George's Channel and the Irish Sea Edmond Halley's solar eclipse 1715 map showing St. George's Channel. St George's Channel (Welsh: Sianel San Siôr, Irish: Muir Bhreatan [1]) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. [2]
Debris from reeds in these lakes formed a layer of at the bottom of the water. This eventually choked the lakes and raised above the surface, forming raised bogs. [96]: 5–10 [97] Blanket bogs are essentially a product of human activity aided by the moist Irish climate, having formed on sites where Neolithic farmers cleared trees for farming. [98]
The location of Ireland An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ireland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ireland: . Republic of Ireland – country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
The World Open Water Swimming Association note that the North Channel, which it also refers to parenthetically as the North (Irish) Channel, is part of the Ocean's Seven series. [13] This is a set of seven long-distance open-water swims considered the marathon swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge .