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fiogf49gjkf0d IRELAND IS AN ISLAND IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. IT IS PART OF THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE, LYING TO THE WEST OF THE EUROPEAN MAINLAND. THE ISLAND LIES ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF, BEING SEPARATED ON THE EAST FROM BRITAIN BY THE IRISH SEA, WHICH VARIES BETWEEN 95 AND 200KM ACROSS. TO THE NORTHEAST A NARROWER CHANNEL SEPARATES IRELAND FROM SCOTLAND, BEING LESS THAN 32KM WIDE IN PLACES. TO THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY IS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE COUNTRY IS MADE UP OF A BROAD NORTH CENTRAL PLAIN ENCLOSED BY COASTAL HIGHLANDS. THE NORTHERN CENTRAL LOWLANDS RANGE BETWEEN 60 AND 120M IN HEIGHT. LAKES, LOW HILLS, BOG AREAS AND LOW MOUNTAIN RANGES ARE OFTEN FEATURED THROUGHOUT IRELAND. LESS THAN 15 PER CENT OF THE COUNTRY RISES ABOVE 210M, WITH CARRANTOUHILL BEING THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK AT 1024M.
INDENTED WHERE THE MOUNTAINS STRETCH OUT INTO THE OCEAN. THESE MOUNTAINS ARE SEPARATED BY GOLDEN SANDY BEACHES. THE MAJOR RIVER IS THE SHANNON AND FLOWS FOR 266KM FORMING SEVERAL LAKES ON ITS JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
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