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1 dzień temu · Ireland, which, like Great Britain, once formed part of this landmass, lies on the European continental shelf, surrounded by seas that are generally less than 650 feet (200 metres) deep. The greatest distance from north to south in the island is 302 miles (486 km), and from east to west it is 171 miles (275 km).
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- James I (1603–25)
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- The 20th-century Crisis
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2 dni temu · Map of Ireland. This is a list of places in Republic of Ireland which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world). In the Republic of Ireland, this association is formalised by local government.
2 dni temu · Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth ...
1 dzień temu · The scenery to the south of Lough Neagh is gentler, but the land rises to 1,886 feet (575 metres) in Slieve Gullion near the border with Ireland. West of Lough Neagh the land rises gently to the more rounded Sperrin Mountains; Sawel, at 2,224 feet (678 metres), is the highest of several hills over 2,000 feet (610 metres).The far southwest, the historic County Fermanagh, is focused ...
5 dni temu · Belfast, city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough (inlet of the sea). It became a city by royal charter in 1888. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. The district of Belfast has an area of 44 square miles ...
4 dni temu · The closest point on continental Europe to the United States is Cabo Touriñán, Spain, which is just 2,800 miles (4,510 kilometers) from Hamlin, Maine. The closest sovereign country in Europe to the United States is either Ireland or Iceland, depending on one’s definition of Europe.
1 dzień temu · The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands. They have a total area of 315,159 km 2 (121,684 sq mi) and a combined population of almost 72 ...
