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    Copeland Islands

    The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, consisting of Lighthouse Island (also known as Old Island), Copeland Island (also known as Big Island) and Mew Island. They lie within the civil parish of Bangor.

    The 'Bangor Boat' at Mew Island
    The 'Bangor Boat' at Mew Island

    Rossographer / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    Overview

    The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, consisting of Lighthouse Island (also known as Old Island), Copeland Island (also known as Big Island) and Mew Island. They lie within the civil parish of Bangor. Along with Lambay Island and Ireland's Eye off County Dublin, the islands are the only other one of the 258 sometime inhabited islands of Ireland which lie on the east coast.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      26 m

    Minor islands

    1

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      7 m

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.1110Great Copeland: 1.3 km²Great CopelandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Great Copeland Island1.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

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