The Ireland physical map shows landform and geography of Ireland. This geographical map of Ireland will allow you to discover physical features of Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland physical map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas, headlands and bays. The island is bisected by the River Shannon, which at 386 km (240 mi) with a 113 km (70 mi) estuary is the longest river in Ireland and flows south from County Cavan in Ulster to meet the Atlantic just south of Limerick as you can see in Ireland physical map. There are a number of sizeable lakes along Ireland rivers, of which Lough Neagh is the largest. Politically, the island consists of the state, Ireland, with jurisdiction over about five sixths of the island; and Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom, with jurisdiction over the remaining sixth. Located west of the island of Great Britain, it is located at approximately 53°N 8°W / 53°N 8°WCoordinates: 53°N 8°W / 53°N 8°W.

Ireland has a total area of 84,421 km2 (32,595 sq mi). It is separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea and from mainland Europe by the Celtic Sea. Ireland and Great Britain, together with nearby islands, are known collectively as the British Isles; as the term British Isles is controversial in relation to Ireland, the alternate term Ireland and Britain is often used as a neutral term for the islands as its shown in Ireland physical map. Achill Island, in the northwest, is the largest island off Ireland coast. The island is inhabited, and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Some of the next largest islands are the Aran Islands, off the coast of southern Connacht, host to an Irish-speaking community, or Gaeltacht. Valentia Island off the Iveragh peninsula is also one of Ireland larger islands, and is relatively settled, as well as being connected by a bridge at its southeastern end. Omey Island, off the coast of Connemara is a tidal island.

Some of the best-known peninsulas in Ireland are in County Kerry; the Dingle peninsula, the aforementioned Iveragh peninsula and the Beara peninsula. The Ards peninsula is one of the larger peninsulas outside Kerry as its mentioned in Ireland physical map. The Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal includes Ireland most northerly point, Malin Head and several important towns including Buncrana on Lough Swilly, Carndonagh and Moville on Lough Foyle. Ireland most northerly land feature is Inishtrahull island, off Malin Head. Rockall Island may deserve this honour but its status is disputed, being claimed by the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands) and Iceland. The most southerly point is the Fastnet Rock.

Ireland topographic map shows the physical features of Ireland. This topographical map of Ireland will allow you to discover landforms and geographical of Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland topographic map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Ireland consists of a mostly flat low-lying area in the midlands, ringed by mountain ranges such as (beginning in County Kerry and working counter-clockwise) the Macgillycuddy Reeks, Comeragh Mountains, Blackstairs Mountains, Wicklow Mountains, the Mournes, Glens of Antrim, Sperrin Mountains, Bluestack Mountains, Derryveagh Mountains, Ox Mountains, Nephinbeg Mountains and the Twelve Bens/Maumturks group as you can see in Ireland topographic map. Some mountain ranges are further inland in the south of Ireland, such as the Galtee Mountains, the highest inland range, Silvermine and Slieve Bloom Mountains. The mountains are not high – only three peaks are over 1,000 m (3,281 ft) and another 457 exceed 500 m (1,640 ft).

Beginning with County Donegal, Lough Swilly separates one side of the Inishowen peninsula. Lough Foyle on the other side, is one of Ireland larger inlets, situated between County Donegal and County Londonderry. Further round the coast is Belfast Lough, between County Antrim and County Down as its shown in Ireland topographic map. Also in County Down is Strangford Lough, actually an inlet partially separating the Ards peninsula from the mainland. Further down the coast, Carlingford Lough is situated between Down and County Louth. Dublin Bay is the next sizable inlet, while the eastern coast of Ireland is mostly uniform until Wexford Harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney.

On the southern coast, Waterford Harbour is situated at the mouth of the River Suir (into which the other two of the Three Sisters (River Nore and River Barrow) flow) as its mentioned in Ireland topographic map. The next major inlet is Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee, in which Great Island is situated. Dunmanus Bay, Bantry Bay, Kenmare estuary and Dingle Bay are all inlets between the peninsulas of County Kerry. North of these is the Shannon estuary. Between north County Clare and County Galway is Galway Bay. Clew Bay is located on the coast of County Mayo, south of Achill Island, while Broadhaven Bay, Blacksod Bay and Sruth Fada Conn bays are situated on the north west part of Connaught in North Mayo. Killala Bay is on the north east coast of Mayo. Donegal Bay is a major inlet between County Donegal and County Sligo.

The Ireland elevation map shows the different altitudes of Ireland. This altitude map of Ireland will allow you to know where are the highest and lowest regions of Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland elevation map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The topography of the island of Ireland features a hilly, central lowland composed of limestone surrounded by a broken border of coastal mountains. The mountain ranges vary greatly in geological structure. The mountain ridges of the south are composed of old, red sandstone separated by limestone river valleys. The limestone valleys appear as deep green grooves that tend to run in an east-west direction. Granite predominates in the mountains of Galway, Mayo, and Donegal in the west and north-west, as well as in Counties Down and Wicklow on the east coast as you can see in Ireland elevation map. A basalt plateau covers much of the north-east of the country.

Carrauntoohil or Carrantuohill (play /ˌkærənˈtuːl/, from Irish: Corrán Tuathail) is the highest elevation peak in Ireland. Located in County Kerry, it is 1,038 metres (3,406 ft) tall and is the central peak of the Macgillycuddy Reeks range. There are two other peaks in this range higher than 1,000 m—Beenkeragh (1,010 m) and Caher (1,001 m) as its shown in Ireland elevation map. The peak of Carrauntoohil is topped by a large metal cross 5 metres (16 ft) tall. The mountain is most often climbed from the north-east, along the Hag Glen and up the steep Devil Ladder to the col between Carrauntoohil and Cnoc na Péiste, and then north-west to the summit.

The North Slob, also known as the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbour, Ireland as its mentioned in Ireland elevation map. The North Slob is an area of 1,000 hectares that was reclaimed in the mid-1800s by the building of a sea wall. It is the lowest elevation point of Ireland. 200 hectares of this reclaimed land is a nature reserve that is jointly owned and managed by BirdWatch Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The North Slob provides the winter home for 10,000 White-Fronted geese, about one third of the world population, which migrate to Greenland for the summer months.

The rivers in Ireland map shows the principal rivers with their names of Ireland. The rivers map of Ireland will allow you to find the main rivers which flow in and through Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland rivers map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The longest river in Ireland is the River Shannon, 386 km (240 mi) as you can see in Ireland rivers map. The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of these, Lough Derg is the largest. The Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean at the Shannon Estuary. Other major rivers include the River Liffey, River Lee, River Swilly, River Foyle, River Lagan, River Erne, River Blackwater, River Nore, River Suir, River Barrow (The Three Sisters), River Bann and River Boyne. The Liffey (An Life in Irish) is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin water, and a range of recreational opportunities.

The River Shannon (Irish: Abha na Sionainne / an tSionainn / an tSionna) is the longest river in Ireland at 360.5 km (224 miles) as its shown in Ireland rivers map. It divides the west of Ireland (principally the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception. The river represents a major physical barrier between east and west, with fewer than twenty crossing-points between Limerick city in the south and the village of Dowra in the north. The Shannon has been an important waterway since antiquity, having first been mapped by the Graeco-Egyptian geographer Ptolemy. The river flows generally southward from the Shannon Pot in County Cavan before turning west and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean through the 113 km (70 mi) long Shannon Estuary.

The Lee (Irish: An Laoi) is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork City, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork city centre is built, and empties into the Celtic Sea at Cork Harbour on the south coast, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. The River Swilly (Irish: An tSúileach) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows in an eastern direction through Letterkenny, County Donegal as its mentioned in Ireland rivers map. Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, is built on the river and became the first crossing point on the river in the 17th century. The River Foyle (from Irish: an Feabhal) is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The mountains in Ireland map shows the principal mountains with their names in Ireland. The mountains map of Ireland will allow you to find the main mountains ranges and highest mountains of Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland mountains map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The two great mountain systems of Europe, north of the Alps, converge westwards to meet and mingle in Ireland as you can see in Ireland mountains map. The older (Caledonian) extends from Scandinavia through Scotland to the north and west of Ireland, where it gives rise to the rugged and mountainous landscapes of Counties Donegal, Mayo and Galway. The higher mountains are of quartzite which weathers into bare, cone-shaped peaks such as Errigal (752 m) in Donegal, Croagh Patrick (765m) in Mayo and the Twelve Bens in Galway. Structures of similar age are responsible for the Wicklow and Blackstairs mountains which extend south-westwards from Dublin Bay for a distance of more than 100 km. In these, long-continued denudation of a great anticlinal structure has exposed a granite core which now forms rounded peat-covered uplands, the crests being notched in places by glacial cirques. The mountains are penetrated by deep glacially modified valleys of which the best known is Glendalough in County Wicklow.

The younger structures (Armorican) extend from central Europe through Brittany to southern Ireland, where they reappear as a series of east-west anticlinal sandstone ridges separated by limestone or shale-floored valleys. The hills rise in height westwards culminating in Carrantouhill (1041 m) in the Magillycuddy Reeks, the highest mountain in the country as its shown in Ireland mountains map. The famous Upper Lake of Killarney nestles in the eastern slopes of this range. The valleys separating the western extension of these mountains have been flooded by the sea, giving rise to a number of long deep inlets. In north-eastern Ireland basaltic lavas spread widely over the existing rocks in Eocene times and now form the bleak plateau of east Antrim. Westwards the basalt is downwarped and the resultant drift-covered lowland is occupied in part by Lough Neagh, the largest lake in Ireland.

The heart of the country is a limestone- floored lowland bounded on the south by the Armorican ridges and on the north and west by the Caledonian mountains. This lowland is open to the Irish Sea for a distance of 90 km between the Wicklow Mountains and the Carlingford peninsula, giving easy access to the country from the east. It also extends westwards to reach the Atlantic Ocean along the Shannon Estuary, in Galway Bay, in Clew Bay and again in Donegal Bay as its mentioned in Ireland mountains map. Numerous hills break the monotony of the lowland which rises westward towards the coast in County Clare where it terminates in the cliffs of Moher, one of the finest lines of cliff scenery in Western Europe.

The Ireland climate map shows average temperature and climate zones of Ireland. This climate map of Ireland will allow you to know weather, average precipitation, average sunshine and different climates of Ireland in Northern Europe. The Ireland climate map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The climate of Ireland can be summed up as being mild, moist and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes as you can see in Ireland climate map. It is defined as a temperate oceanic climate, or Cfb on the Köppen climate classification system. The country receives generally warm summers and mild winters, and is considerably warmer than other areas on its latitude. This is due to the fact it lies in the Atlantic Ocean, and as a result is warmed by the Gulf Stream all year. Met Éireann is the Irish national meteorological service. Ireland, as a whole, experiences a lack of temperature extremes compared to other areas of similar latitudes. Summers are generally warm and winters are mild. There is a regional variation, with inland areas being cooler in winter and warmer in summer than their coastal counterparts.

The warmest areas are found along the south-west coast. Valentia Island, County Kerry has the highest annual mean temperature, at 10.4 °C (50.7 °F) as its shown in Ireland climate map. The coldest areas are found inland. Clones, County Monaghan and Mullingar, County Westmeath both have the lowest annual mean daily average temperature, at 8.8 °C (47.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) at Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny on 26 June 1887. The lowest temperature was −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo on 16 January 1881. Extreme heat and cold are both rare throughout the country. Summer temperatures exceed 30°C (86°F) usually once or twice every decade (2006, 1995, 1989, 1983, 1976 and 1975 are recent examples), though commonly reach 29 °C (84.2 °F) most summers, and severe freezes occur only occasionally in winter, with temperatures below −5 °C (23.0 °F) being very uncommon, and temperatures below freezing uncommon in many coastal areas..

Rainfall is extremely common throughout Ireland, although some parts of the west coast receive over four times as much rain as the east coast. Most of the eastern half of the country has between 750 and 1000 millimeters of rainfall in the year as its mentioned in Ireland climate map. Rainfall in the west generally averages between 1000 and 1250 millimeters. In many mountainous districts rainfall exceeds 2000 millimetres per year. The wettest months almost everywhere are December and January. April is the driest month generally but in many southern parts, June is the driest. The average number of "wet days" (days with more than 1 mm of rain) ranges from about 150 days a year along the east and south-east coasts, to about 225 days a year in parts of the west. Snow and sleet are generally rare in Ireland, and typically confined to winter months.