Copeland Islands
Three islands off the coast of County Down, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Copeland Islands (disambiguation).
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.[2]
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Oileáin Chóplainn | |
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Etymology | Named from the de Coupland family, or from Old Norse Kaupmanneyjar, "merchant islands" |
Geography | |
Location | North Channel |
Coordinates | 54°40′29″N 5°31′44″W |
Archipelago | Offshore islands of Ireland |
Total islands | 3 |
Major islands | Lighthouse Island, Copeland Island, Mew Island |
Area | 392.25 acres (158.74 ha)[1] |
Administration | |
Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
County | County Down |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
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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.[3]