Holyhead port handles most of the passenger traffic from Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ports, as well as 3.3 million tonnes (3,200,000 long tons 3,600,000 short tons) of freight. The Port of Liverpool handles 32 million tonnes (31,000,000 long tons 35,000,000 short tons) of cargo and 734,000 passengers a year. Northern Ireland ports handle 10 million tonnes (9,800,000 long tons 11,000,000 short tons) of goods trade with the rest of the United Kingdom annually the ports in the Republic of Ireland handle 7.6 million tonnes (7,500,000 long tons 8,400,000 short tons), representing 50% and 40% respectively of total trade by weight. Shipping īecause Ireland has neither tunnel nor bridge to connect it with Great Britain, the vast majority of heavy goods trade is done by sea. In 1690 the English fleet set sail for the Williamite War in Ireland from Hoylake, Wirral, the departure becoming permanently known as King's Gap as a result. The Tudors crossed the Irish Sea to invade in 1529 in caravels and carracks. Davids, Wales, in Hulks, Snekkars, Keels and Cogs to Wexford Harbour, Leinster. The Norman invasion of Ireland took place in stages during the late 12th century from Porthclais near St. Notable crossings include several invasions from Britain. The Irish Sea was formed in the Neogene era. As the ice retreated 10,000 years ago, the lake reconnected to the sea.įurther information: Geology of Ireland and Norman invasion of Ireland At the height of the glaciation, the central part of the modern sea was probably a long freshwater lake.
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The Irish Sea has undergone a series of dramatic changes over the last 20,000 years as the last glacial period ended and was replaced by warmer conditions. The Southern limit of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, defined as a line joining the South extreme of the Mull of Galloway (54☃8'N) in Scotland and Ballyquintin Point (54☂0'N) in Northern Ireland. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Irish Sea (with St George's Channel) as follows, The Irish Sea, at its greatest width, is 200 km (120 mi) and narrows to 75 km (47 mi). The largest sandbanks are the Bahama and King William Banks to the east and north of the Isle of Man and the Kish Bank, Codling Bank, Arklow Bank and Blackwater Bank near the coast of Ireland. With a total water volume of 2,430 km 3 (580 cu mi) and a surface area of 47,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi), 80% is to the west of the Isle of Man. The depth of the western channel ranges from 80 metres (260 ft) to 275 m (900 ft).Ĭardigan Bay in the south, and the waters to the east of the Isle of Man, are less than 50 m (160 ft) deep. It is composed of a deeper channel about 300 km (190 mi) long and 30–50 km (20–30 mi) wide on its western side and shallower bays to the east. The southern end is linked to the Atlantic through the St George's Channel between Ireland and Pembrokeshire, and the Celtic Sea. To the north, the connection is through the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland and the Malin Sea. The Irish Sea joins the North Atlantic at both its northern and southern ends. Annual traffic between Great Britain and Ireland amounts to over 12 million passengers and 17 million tonnes (17,000,000 long tons 19,000,000 short tons) of traded goods. The Irish Sea is of significant economic importance to regional trade, shipping and transport, as well as fishing and power generation in the form of wind power and nuclear power plants. On its shoreline are Scotland to the north, England to the east, Wales to the southeast, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to the west. The term Manx Sea may occasionally be encountered ( Welsh: Môr Manaw, Irish: Muir Meann Manx: Mooir Vannin, Scottish Gaelic: Muir Mhanainn). Anglesey, North Wales, is the largest island in the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man. It is linked to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel and to the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland in the north by the North Channel. The Irish Sea is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.
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