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    Blasket Islands

    The Blasket Islands (Irish: Na Blascaodaí) are an uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.

    Blasket Islands

    Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    43 landforms

    Overview

    The Blasket Islands (Irish: Na Blascaodaí) are an uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The last island to hold a significant population, Great Blasket Island, was abandoned in 1954 due to population decline and is best known for a number of Irish language writers who vividly described their way of life and who kept alive old Irish folk tales of the land.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets8
    • Rocks & skerries30

    Major islands

    3
    • Great Blasket Island

      Great Blasket Island

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      346 m

      The Great Blasket (Irish: An Blascaod Mór) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was evacuated in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.

    • Inishtooskert

      Inishtooskert

      Area
      0.97 km²
      High point
      226 m

      Inis Tuaisceart (sometimes spelled Inishtooshkert) (Inis Tuaisceart in Irish) is the northernmost of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland.

    • Inishvickillane

      Inishvickillane

      Area
      0.81 km²
      High point
      132 m

      Inishvickillane or Inishvickillaun (from Irish Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin meaning 'Mac Killane's island') is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland.

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    8

    Rocks & skerries

    30
    • Tearaght Rocks4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Tearaght Rocks0.2 ha
    • Puffin Rock0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m346 mGreat Blasket254 mTearaght229 mInis na Bró226 mInishtooskert132 mInishvickillane6 mCarrigduff4 mTearaght Rocks3 mMinnaun Rock1 mInishvickillane Rocks
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Great Blasket: 4.5 km²Great BlasketInishtooskert: 0.97 km²InishtooskertInishvickillane: 0.81 km²InishvickillaneInis na Bró: 0.49 km²Inis na BróTearaght: 0.23 km²TearaghtThunder Rock: 0.02 km²Thunder RockCarrigduff: 0.01 km²CarrigduffTearaght Rocks: 0.01 km²Tearaght RocksInishvickillane Rocks: 0.5 haInishvickillane R…Tearaght Rocks: 0.2 haTearaght RocksMinnaun Rock: 0.2 haMinnaun RockMinnauncushaboy: 0.1 haMinnauncushaboyPuffin Rock: 0.1 haPuffin RockUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandMilkaunmore: <0.1 haMilkaunmoreMinnaunatorney: <0.1 haMinnaunatorneyUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandIllaungarriff: <0.1 haIllaungarriffUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandBlack Rock: <0.1 haBlack RockUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandLow Rock: <0.1 haLow RockGull Rock: <0.1 haGull RockUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Great Blasket Island4.5 km²
    Inishtooskert0.97 km²
    Inishvickillane0.81 km²
    Inis na Bró0.49 km²
    Tearaght Island0.23 km²
    Thunder Rock0.02 km²
    Carrigduff0.01 km²
    Tearaght Rocks0.01 km²
    Inishvickillane Rocks0.5 ha
    Tearaght Rocks0.2 ha
    Minnaun Rock0.2 ha
    Minnauncushaboy0.1 ha
    Puffin Rock0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Milkaunmore<0.1 ha
    Minnaunatorney<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Illaungarriff<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Black Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Low Rock<0.1 ha
    Gull Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Reennaweelaun Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs