Ireland Description

Ireland - forever green emerald island, have long attracted millions of tourists from different countries. Breathtaking history, medieval monuments of culture and architecture, centuries-old traditions coexist peacefully with the latest world technologies. This is a perfect environment, nature: from the rocky-lunar landscape to green forests and hills, lakes and even palm trees in the south-west of the island.

Ireland - an island in the Atlantic Ocean, the second largest group in the British Isles, is separated from Britain by the Irish Sea and North Channel and St. George. Area - 84 thousand square meters. km. It stretches from north to south - 465 miles. From east to west - 285 miles. The perimeter of the coast - about 3000 miles. The highest point - Mount Karrantuhil (Carrauntoohill) 1041 meters above sea level. Coastline strong dismembered. Extended bays cut into the depths of mountains and lowlands, forming a picturesque coast with numerous peninsulas and islands. The inner part of the island (Central Plain) is mostly low-lying, height about 60 m above sea level. At the bottom of it lie the red sandstone and limestone, covered with thick (up to 60 m) glacial deposits. Some hills, rising to a height of 180-300 meters, represent remnants Hercynian structures or cover carboxylic limestone. Recent form along the margins of lowland island plateau up to 600 m, where (especially in the west) are well-developed karst. In the north-east are the plateau (Antrim) and the lowlands, formed by Tertiary basalt effusions. Deposits of peat and coal.

The capital of Ireland - Dublin. It is located in the wide valley of the River Liffey around Dublin Bay. It is home to 1 million 21,5 thousand people. This is the main commercial, industrial, administrative, educational and cultural center of the country, as well as the largest port on the shore of the Irish Sea, which converge major marine, rail and highways. Here, the rich architecture of the 18 th century with beautiful mansions, wide streets and spacious squares.