Geography of Ireland

Location: Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Geographic coordinates: 53° N, 8° W

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 70,280 km²
land: 68,890 km²
water: 1,390 km²

Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries:
total: 360 km
border countries: United Kingdom 360 km

Coastline: 1,448 km

Exclusive fishing zone: 370 km (200 nm)
territorial sea: 22 km (12 nm)

Climate: temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time

Terrain: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m

Natural resources: zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver