Puffin Island (County Kerry)

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Puffin Island
Native name:
Oileán na gCánóg
Puffinisland1.jpg
Puffin Island, with the Skelligs in the background
Puffin Island is located in island of Ireland
Puffin Island
Puffin Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates51°50′N 10°25′W / 51.833°N 10.417°W / 51.833; -10.417Coordinates: 51°50′N 10°25′W / 51.833°N 10.417°W / 51.833; -10.417
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Highest elevation159 m (522 ft)[1]
Administration
ProvinceMunster
CountyKerry
Demographics
Population0
Puffin Island
Highest point
Elevation159 m (522 ft)[1]
Prominence159 m (522 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn
Geography
OSI/OSNI gridV339677

Puffin Island (Oileán na gCánóg in Irish) is an uninhabited steep rocky island lying off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography[]

The island is about 1.5 km long and 0.7 km wide, and rises to 159 metres.[1] It is separated from the mainland by Puffin Sound, which is only about 250 metres across. Day visits to the island from Valentia can be arranged.[2] It lies off the northern headland of St. Finian's Bay.

Nature conservation[]

Puffin Island holds important populations of several seabird species, including Atlantic puffins, Manx shearwaters and European storm-petrels, and was acquired as a nature reserve by the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (now BirdWatch Ireland) in the early 1980s.[2]

History[]

The island also has some signs of ancient human habitation, and it has attracted the interest of archaeologists.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Puffin Island". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b BirdWatch Ireland. "Puffin Island, Co. Kerry". Retrieved 6 January 2020.

Photo gallery[]

  • Puffin Island from mainland

  • Puffin Island and, in the distance to its left, Valentia Island

External links[]

Media related to Puffin Island (Ireland) at Wikimedia Commons

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