Native name: Oileán na gCánóg | |
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 Puffin Island, with theSkelligs in the background | |
  Puffin Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 51°50′N10°25′W / 51.833°N 10.417°W /51.833; -10.417 |
| Area | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 213 m (699 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Puffin Island (Irish:Oileán na gCánóg), historically calledInishfearglin,[2] is an uninhabited steep rocky island lying off the coast of theIveragh Peninsula,County Kerry,Ireland.
The island is about 1.5 km long and 0.7 km wide, and rises to 213 metres. It is separated from the mainland by Puffin Sound, which is only about 250 metres across.[citation needed] Day visits to the island fromValentia or The Glen Pier can be arranged.[3] It lies off the northern headland ofSt. Finian's Bay.
Puffin Island holds important populations of severalseabird species, includingAtlantic puffins,Manx shearwaters andEuropean storm-petrels, and was acquired as anature reserve by the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (nowBirdWatch Ireland) in the early 1980s.[3]
The island also has some signs of ancient human habitation, and it has attracted the interest ofarchaeologists.[citation needed]
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