Puffin Island (County Kerry)

Puffin Island

Native name: Oileán na gCánóg
Puffin Island, with the Skelligs in the background
Puffin Island
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	51°50′N 10°25′W / 51.833°N 10.417°W / 51.833; -10.417
Area	138 acres (56 ha)
Length	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Highest elevation	213 m (699 ft)[1]
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Demographics
Population	0

Puffin Island (Irish: Oileán na gCánóg), historically called Inishfearglin,^[2] 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 213 metres. 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.^[3] 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.^[3]

History

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

References

Photo gallery

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  Puffin Island from mainland
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  Puffin Island and, in the distance to its left, Valentia Island

External links

• Media related to Puffin Island (Ireland) at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at 15:21