Tearaght Island

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Tearaght Island
Native name: an Tiaracht
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an Tiaracht seen from Inis Tuaisceart
Tearaght Island is located in island of Ireland
Tearaght Island
Tearaght Island (Ireland)
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
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Archipelago Blasket Islands
Highest elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Country
Ireland
Province Munster
County County Kerry
Demographics
Population 0 (as of 0)
Density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
an Tiaracht
Highest point
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Listing Marilyn
Geography
OSI/OSNI grid V178949

Tearaght Island or Inishtearaght[2] (Irish: An Tiaracht)[3] is an uninhabited steep rocky island west of the Dingle Peninsula.

Geography

At longitude 10° 39.7' Tearaght is the westernmost of the Blasket Islands, and thus the westernmost island in both Ireland and the British Isles. It is also the westernmost point in Europe excluding Iceland.[4] However, there are some exposed rocks further west: Tearaght Rocks, Tearaght Rocks West (10° 41.0'), and Foze Rocks (10° 41.3').[5][6]

An Tiaracht is about a kilometre from east to west, and 500 metres from north to south. The island is divided into two sections, a larger eastern part (200 metres high) and a western part that rises to 116 metres. A narrow neck of rock, with a natural tunnel through it, joins the two parts.

Nature

Like the other Blasket Islands, an Tiaracht holds large numbers of seabirds, with internationally important populations of Manx shearwater and European storm-petrel. Leach's storm-petrels have also been found there (but not proved to be breeding) in recent years. The number of auks, especially puffins, has apparently fluctuated greatly, though early records are not always reliable.

Inishtearaght Lighthouse

A lighthouse was established on the island in 1870, and automated in 1988.[2] The lighthouse, maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, has a tower 17 metres (56 ft) high and the focal height is at 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level, it has a range of 19 nautical miles.[2] The island also features the steepest funicular rail track in Europe.[7]

See also

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named irishlights
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  4. ↑ The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer By Paul Anthony Jones; Published by Summersdale Publishers LTD., pg. 311
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  7. ↑ http://www.blasketislands.ie/landscape.htm
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