Great Saltee
52°07′N 6°37′W
Terrain
52°07′N 6°37′W
Chart
Nearest islands
- Little Saltee3.4 km
Also in Saltee Islands
Little Saltee
0.45 km²▲ 36 m
Major islands
Photographs
Saltee Island Great, Ierland
A pair of Atlantic Puffins sit on the cliff edge of the Great Saltee near their burrow.
Gannet colony at the Great Saltee
A portion of the guillemots and razorbill colony at the Great Saltee, Ireland.
Puffins nesting on the rugged cliffs of Great Saltee Island, part of the Saltee Islands Special Protection Area off the coast of Wexford. A vital sanctuary for seabirds, this island is a photographer’s paradise during the breeding season.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons / No restrictions
Puffins nesting on the rugged cliffs of Great Saltee Island, part of the Saltee Islands Special Protection Area off the coast of Wexford. A vital sanctuary for seabirds, this island is a photographer’s paradise during the breeding season.
A puffin, seen on Little Saltee Island
Sources
Facts
- Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
- Talus
- Wikidata
Photographs
- Saltee Island Great, Ierland (Unsplash). Wynand van Poortvliet wwwynand / CC0
- Atlantic Puffins on the Great Saltee. OceanFlowers / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gannet colony at the Great Saltee. OceanFlowers / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guillemots and Razorbill colony at the Great Saltee, Ireland. OceanFlowers / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Great Saltee Island 02. Pocyun photograph / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Embassy to the King of the Saltees - Flickr - National Library of Ireland on The Commons. National Library of Ireland on The Commons / No restrictions
- Great Saltee Island 03. Pocyun photograph / CC BY-SA 4.0
- A puffin, seen on Little Saltee Island - geograph.org.uk - 5116559. Hywel Williams / CC BY-SA 2.0