Irish Sea

Also known as Manx Sea, Hiberian Sea, Vergive Sea

sea that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain

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The Irish Sea is the body of water that lies between Ireland and Great Britain. It serves as a major maritime route and forms a natural boundary between the two islands.

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Instance of: sea
Part of: Atlantic Ocean
Has part: Solway Firth
Named after: Ireland
Country: Republic of Ireland
Image: Irish Sea satellite image.jpg

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inflows: River Rheidol
Commons category: Irish Sea
topic's main category: Category:Irish Sea
basin country: Isle of Man
vertical depth: 262
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

Location of the Irish Sea From the pier at Dún Laoghaire a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland Dublin Bay Brittas Bay

The Irish Sea is a 46,007 km (17,763 sq mi) body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel and to the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey, North Wales, is the largest island in the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man. The term Manx Sea may occasionally be encountered (Welsh: Môr Manaw, Irish: Muir Meann Manx: Mooir Vannin, Scottish Gaelic: Muir Mhanainn).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Irish Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.