Tuesday 26 December 2017

DESKTOP 1610 - IRELAND

Ireland (Irish: Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic, often called "The Emerald Isle". It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, in the northeast of the island.

In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.4 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland. The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland.

The island has lush vegetation, a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. Thick woodlands covered the island until the Middle Ages. As of 2013, the amount of land that is wooded in Ireland is about 11% of the total, compared with a European average of 35%. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland. The Irish climate is very moderate and classified as oceanic. As a result, winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area. However, summers are cooler than those in Continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

6 comments:

  1. Gorgeous view of the countryside. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day and new week ahead.

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  2. Some of my relatives came to Canada and the United States from Ireland. - Margy

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  3. The verdant green hills are part of what I imagine when I think of Ireland. Hope to get there some day!
    Thanks for joining the linkup at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/12/wishing-you-merry-christmas.html

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  4. Your photo certainly embodies the green of the Emerald Isle. Wonderful!
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  5. Gorgeous! I can't wait we are going at the end of March!

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