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Overview: Ireland's Geography Print E-mail
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The island of Ireland is located in Western Europe. Northern Atlantic occupies the five-sixths of the island, located on the west of Great Britain. On the west coast, you can find sea cliffs; most of the terrains in Ireland are level to rolling plains surrounded by mountains and rugged hills. Major rivers includes Shannon River, the Blackwater River, Lee River, the Inny River, and Suir River. Near Killarney, south-western Ireland, you can find the highest point in Ireland known as Carrauntoohill, 3,414 ft tall (1,041 m). Lowest point is at Atlantic Ocean at 0 m.

 
Greens and Beauty of Ireland Landscape Print E-mail
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The west of Ireland is the Great Britain, on the north is Northern Ireland, which is a separate country, the west and south is the Atlantic Ocean, on the east is the Irish Sea that lies between Great Britain and Ireland.