Beiginis
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| Native name: Beiginis[1] | |
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Beginish as seen from Kerry's The Great Blasket Island
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 Inishbofin (Ireland)
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
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| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Country | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Beginish (from Irish: Beiginis, meaning "little island") is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
It is a low-lying island (14 metres high) with an area of 13 hectares in Blasket Sound, between Great Blasket Island and the mainland. It has a large colony of Arctic terns. The island is also the main birthing site for grey seals.
There is at least one other island in County Kerry called Beginish: it lies at the mouth of the River Ferta about 1 km from Valentia Island. The Island lies to the north of Valentia Harbour.
See also
References
- ↑ Emerald Green: An Ecocritical Study of Irish Literature, Timothy Wenzell; ProQuest, 2008; see books.google.it (accessed on 2015-02-18)
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