Destination guide — Ireland

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Geographical description

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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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