Ireland (unspecified place)

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic, separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles. In 1921, the island was divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

Alternate Item Title

Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Latitude (decimal)

Longitude (decimal)

-08

GNIS/GNS Feature ID

-1503533, -1503532

Authoritative Source

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "GNS Search & Download WebApp" at Geographic Names Database (https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GeographicNamesSearch/ : accessed March, 2025). Enter placename in Names Search field to find foreign name approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Source

U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) (https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).