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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]
Peaks of the Central Dingle Mountain range (MountainViews Online Database, July 2019) Height Rank Prom. Rank Name Irish Name (if different) Translation Height (m) Prom. (m) Height (ft) Prom. (ft) Topo Map OSI Grid Reference; 1: 1: Beenoskee: Binn os Gaoith: Mountain above the Wind/Estuary [a] 826: 491: 2,710: 1,611: 70: 2: 20: Stradbally ...
Dingle Bay (Bá an Daingin in Irish) is a bay located in County Kerry, western Ireland. The outer parts of the Dingle Peninsula and Dingle Bay mark one of the westernmost points of mainland Ireland. The harbour town of Dingle lies on the north side of the bay.
Mount Brandon is at the centre of a long high ridge called the Brandon Group range of mountains in the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. The ridge contains seven other major peaks (i.e. above 2,000 ft in height); one is the similarly named Brandon Peak (840 metres).
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.
Mountains of the Dingle Peninsula may refer to: Brandon Group, a mountain range in the western Dingle peninsula; Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula, a mountain range in the central Dingle peninsula; Slieve Mish Mountains, a mountain range in the eastern Dingle peninsula
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.