The document provides information about the geology and landforms of Ireland. It describes Ireland as having a lowland area in the center surrounded by mountain ranges along the edges. It discusses several notable landforms including the Cliffs of Moher, Giant's Causeway, and various lakes, rivers, peat bogs, and islands. It also mentions Ireland's pursuit of alternative energy sources like hydroelectric power and wave energy to increase energy independence.

1. Ireland
Geological Formations

3. Irish Countryside
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4. The Giants Causeway
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5. The Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site (United Nations Environmental,
Scientific and Cultural Organization). This
designation was given in 1986 to what has
been widely referred to as the eight wonder
of the natural world. This is the only World
Heritage Site designated in Northern Ireland
and one of only three in Ireland. The site
includes the Giant's Causeway and the
coastline along to Benbane Head, a unique
landscape and geological exposure of
hexagonal basalt columns.
http://www.causewaycoastalroute.com/giant
s-causeway.html

6. Giant’s Causeway .. columnar basalt in Northern Ireland photo
by János Kovács tamop412a.ttk.pte.hu

7. Rocks folded during mountain building, Cornwall ©
N.H. Woodcock
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8. County Clare’s Cliffs of Moher are some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe,
at about 200meters high, straight out of the sea.
journals.worldnomads.com and www.ireland.com/en-us/amazing-places/cliffs-of-moher

9. Major tectonic features of Ireland

10. Galway, Connaught, Ireland. A naturally cut hole in
the limestone
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11. X
Leinster Granite Seismic Project (LEGS): A Wide-Angle Study of a Late ... More
www.geophysics.dias.ie

12. The Emerald Isle
Lush, green vegetation
• Ireland, commonly referred to as
the Emerald Isle for its lush
green vegetation, lies in the
Atlantic Ocean off the west
coast of the United Kingdom. All
together, the island covers a
total of 32,595 square miles.
Mountains and Hills
• The island features a lowland area
in its center, with glacier-smoothed
mountains around much of the
edge. Ireland's main mountain
ranges -- the Donegal Mountains in
the northwest, Wicklow Mountains
in the east, Mountains of
Connemara in the west and
Mountains of Kerry in the
southwest -- ring the limestone-
rich central plain in the island's
center.

13. What Are Ireland's
Main Landforms?
• Coasts
• Ireland is famous for the beautiful craggy sea cliffs along its western
coastline. Among the most dramatic are the Cliffs of Moher, which reach
over 700 feet. Scotland lies to the northwest of the island, across the
North Channel. Directly to the east, the Irish Sea separates Ireland from
England. Wales is also close by to Ireland's southwest, across St. George's
Channel. Ireland's many bays and peninsulas account for its long coastline,
covering 3,500 miles.
• Islands
• Off Ireland's western coast lie a number of wind-swept islands, including
Achill Island, Valentia Island and Tory Island, which are sparsely populated
since their rocky limestone terrain supports little agriculture. Inishmore,
Inishmaan and Inisheer are the names of long-populated but remote Aran
Islands, reachable only by plane or ferry.
• Special Features
• The Ring of Kerry, found on the the Iveragh Peninsula, is filled with strange
rock formations, including the imposing Skellig Rock. Another group of
rock formations, the Giant's Causeway, resembles a road leading into the
North Channel. The rocks, hexagonal columns of basalt, formed millions of
years ago from volcanoes in the area
• http://traveltips.usatoday.com/irelands-main-landforms-52985.html
Lakes and Rivers
Longest and most famous of Ireland's rivers is
the 240-mile-long River Shannon. Other
important rivers include the Barrow, Blackwater,
Boyne, Finn, Lee, Liffey, Nore, Slaney and Suir.
Among the country's main lakes -- which in
Ireland are called loughs -- are the Loughs Conn,
Corrib and Mask. Lough Allen, Lough Bafin,
Lough Derg and Lough Ree are four big lakes
formed by the River Shannon.
Peat Bogs
Some 15 percent of the land in central and
western Ireland is covered in peat bogs. Once
ancient lakes, the bogs are now filled with a
spongy mixture of mud and sphagnum moss,
which rural residents historically used to heat
their homes. The largest group of bogs, the Bog
of Allen, is located in the center of the Republic
of Ireland and covers 375 square miles.

14. Irish North Coast

15. Sea cliff, seas stack, ocean bay

16. Different types of rocks

17. Rolling hills and steep mountains
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18. Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle thanks to its green pastures ... More
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• Slemish, County Antrim, where Saint
Patrick is said to have worked as a
shepherd while a slave.

19. Lush green fields

20. Dream Tomorrow, Live Today, Cherish Yesterday More
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21. Ireland's romantic Dingle Peninsula is gloriously green. / Dominic
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22. Northern Coast of Ireland

23. Alternative Energy in
Ireland
Posted on 23 January 2015.
http://www.gotosolarenergy.com/alternative-
energy-info/alternative-energy-ireland/
The Irish are currently pursuing energy independence and the
further development of their robust economy through the
implementation of research and development into alternative
energy sources. At the time of this writing, nearly 90% of
Ireland’s energy needs are met through importation—the
highest level of foreign product dependence in the nation’s
entire history. This is a very precarious situation to be in, and
the need for developing alternative energy sources in Ireland is
sharply perceived. Ireland also seeks to conserve and rejuvenate
its naturally beautiful environment and to clean up its
atmosphere through the implementation of alternative energy
supplies. The European Union has mandated a reduction in
sulphuric and nitric oxide emissions for all member nations.
Green energy is needed to meet these objectives.

24. Ireland’s Ardnacrusha hydro-electric power station - a
clean-tech .
www.siliconrepublic.com
• Hydroelectric power has been
utilized in Ireland in some areas
since the 1930s and has been
very effective; however, more of
it needs to be installed. Ireland
also needs to harness the wave
power of the Atlantic Ocean,
which on its west coast is a
potential energy supply that the
nation has in great store.