Ireland is an island lying in Western
Europe. It is bound on the North, West and South by the Atlantic Ocean and on the East by the
Irish Sea, on the North-East by the North Channel and on the South-East by St. Georges Channel.
A ring of
coastal mountains surrounds low
central plains. The highest peak is
Carrauntuohill, which is 1041 m. The island is bisected by the
River Shannon, at 259 km the longest river in Ireland or Britain.
The island of Ireland consists politically of the Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland.
