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Irish Sea

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Irish Sea arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), 130 mi (209 km) long and up to c.140 mi (230 km) wide, lying between Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected with the Atlantic by the North Channel and (on the south) by St. George's Channel. Ireland is on its west shore, Scotland, England, and Wales on the east. The principal islands in the sea are the Isle of Man, Anglesey, and Holyhead. The chief ports are Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Fleetwood, and Dún Laoghaire. Author not available, IRISH SEA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007... Read more

Irish Sea
Irish Sea Part of the Atlantic Ocean, lying between Ireland and Britain. It is connected to the Atlantic by the North Channel ( n ) and by St George's Channel ( s ). Scotland, Wales and England are on its e shore and Ireland on the w shore. Area: 103,600sq km (40,000sq mi). Read more

Irish Sea
...about 130 mi (210 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide. Its total area is about 40,000 sq mi (100,000 sq km). Its greatest depth measures about 576 ft (175 m). The Isle of Man and Anglesey are its two principal islands. Irish Sea Irish Sea Irish Sea Read more

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	The influence of wind direction upon flow along the west coast of Britain and in the North Channel of the Irish Sea ; ...Scotland, the North Channel, and the Irish Sea. The model uses a sigma coordinate...the North Channel, and within the Irish Sea. The role of a northward flow into the Irish Sea through St. George's Channel, arising... Read more
	Places of transformation: building monuments from water and stone in the Neolithic of the Irish Sea. ; ...found all along the coasts of the Irish Sea. There is evidence that people in the Irish Sea zone were in contact with one another...Material culture moved across the Irish Sea from Ireland to Britain and vice... Read more
	Glaciation and sea-level change for Ireland and the Irish Sea since Late Devensian/Midlandian time ; ...around the coast of Ireland and the Irish Sea for the past 20000 years is primarily...palaeoshoreline reconstructions for the Irish Sea indicates that a tenuous landbridge...BP. Keywords: Holocene, Ireland, Irish Sea, glacial rebound, changes in level... Read more
	The role of advection in determining the temperature structure of the Irish Sea ; ...The temperature structure of the Irish Sea is investigated using a 3-yr simulation...such as the Celtic Sea and western Irish Sea. There is depth-mean advective heating...cool pool" waters of the western Irish Sea can be attributed to the advection... Read more
	Flotilla crews bow heads in silent protest as N-cargo passes Wales; IRISH SEA: Campaigners `to act again' should traffic of plutonium between Sellafield and Japan become regular occurrence.(News) ; Byline: CERI JONES A SHOWDOWN in the Irish Sea between anti-nuclear protesters and...said. Yesterday's showdown in the Irish Sea marked the end of a worldwide cat...but yesterday's showdown in the Irish Sea was the biggest demonstration yet... Read more
	Geological constraints on geophysical models of relative sea-level change during deglaciation of the western Irish Sea Basin ; ...Stratigraphies from the western Irish Sea Basin record high sea levels throughout...and marine downdraw in the northern Irish Sea Basin records subglacial sediment...sheet around 14 ka BY. Keywords: Irish Sea, changes in level, deglaciation... Read more
	CLOSE SELLAFIELD NOW; INVESTIGATION: Fury follows shock report claiming Irish Sea is nuclear dump.(News) ; THE IRISH SEA has been turned into a massive nuclear...samples of sediment from the floor of the Irish Sea near where Sellafield pumps out waste...millions of litres of nuclear waste into the Irish Sea every year. Local doctor Andrew McDonald... Read more
	: Ferries at war for Irish Sea trade; The Irish Sea has become the scene of intense competition from rival ferry operators as well as rival ports. But in the end, as Eryl Crump reports, it is the customer who benefits.(Comment) ; ...increased competition for lucrative Irish Sea freight traffic at ports in the region...in roll-on roll-off freight on Irish Sea routes due to the ``limited impact...forecasts that Birkenhead will become the Irish Sea's premier port following the launch... Read more
	Kings of the world: it may not be titanic, but when Ireland's tall ship sails into the Irish sea this August, its crew will surely feel like royalty. (Asgard II; includes sailing ship's specifications) ; The choppy Irish Sea, once braved by Viking...ketch earned a place in Irish history when the daring...crewmen into the North Sea to collect a cargo...for his support of Irish independence. Indeed...excursion in the North Sea, he was executed by... Read more
	Sea urchins gone, attention shifts to Irish moss harvest ; Maine researchers hope for a sustainable industry without the urchins' boom-and-bust cycle. ; ...Maine) 08-15-2004 Sea urchins gone, attention shifts to Irish moss harvest ; Maine...boom-bust mentality of the sea urchin industry. Irish moss is a dark-purple...sudden dominance of Irish moss in Maine waters...harvesting food from the sea, fishing pressure... Read more

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