Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in Ireland
Ireland has 216 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Skellig Michael. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 2.
- Nature
- 216
- Oldest
- Inis Cathaigh 501
- Little known
- 119 of 216
- Most from
- 20th century
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3.Achill Island
Nature · Renowned
Largest of the Irish isles, situated off the west coast of Ireland
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7.Killarney National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland
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8.Lough Derg
Nature · Notable
Lake on River Shannon, in counties Clare (south-west), Galway (north-west), and Tipperary (to the east)
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17.Wicklow Mountains National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland
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34.Killary Harbour
Nature · Notable
Sea inlet (fjord or fjard) between Counties Galway and Mayo, Ireland
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41.Omey Island
Nature · Notable
Tidal island situated near Claddaghduff on the western edge of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland
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67.Killala Bay
Nature · Notable
Bay on the west coast of Ireland between County Mayo and County Sligo
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in Ireland?
216 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Ireland with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in Ireland?
Skellig Michael. UNESCO heritage island off coast of Kerry, Ireland.
Which is the oldest?
Inis Cathaigh, dated to 501. 9 of these 216 carry a founding date, 1 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.