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Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca (from Irish Poll a' Phúca, meaning 'the Púca's hole'), [1] [2] is an active reservoir (for both water supply and electricity generation) and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake.
Ireland Pollaphuca dam 53°07′01″N 6°35′14″W / 53.11694°N 6.58722°W / 53.11694; -6.58722 Poulaphouca , officially Pollaphuca ( Irish : Poll an Phúca , meaning 'the Púca 's hole'), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is the name of a waterfall and bridge on the River Liffey between County Wicklow and County Kildare
Dún Briste (English: Dun Briste Sea Stack) is a natural sea stack or pilaster - in geomorphology called stack - that was formed in Ireland during the Carboniferous period, possibly Mississippian, approximately 350 million years ago.
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The influence of the North Atlantic Current also ensures the coastline of Ireland remains ice-free throughout the winter. [60] The climate in Ireland does not experience extreme weather, with tornadoes and similar weather features being rare. [61] [62] However, Ireland is prone to eastward moving cyclones which come in from the North Atlantic. [63]
[citation needed] Fiji's first newspaper, [4] the Fiji Times, which is still in operation today, was founded in Levuka in 1869. Levuka's Royal Hotel is the oldest hotel [4] in the South Pacific still operating. Historians have not ascertained its exact age, but records show that it was in existence by the early 1860s.
The capital of the division is Levuka, [1] on the Ovalau island. Other islands in the division include Kadavu, Gau, Koro, Nairai, Moala, Matuku, Vatu Vara, Naitaba, Mago, Cicia, Tuvuca, Lakeba, Vanua Vatu, Oneata, Vuaqava, Kabara, Moce, and Fulaga. The division is the largest by area (including the sea), but has the smallest land area.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0 . 2010-03-06T20:43:33Z Rannpháirtí anaithnid 1450x1807 (679207 Bytes) Fix incorrectly coloured isands.