River Lagan
The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 53.5 mi from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Lagan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Caroline and Titanic Belfast.
HMS Caroline
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HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that was the lead ship of her sub-class. Completed in 1914, she saw combat service during the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War.
Titanic Belfast
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Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction in Northern Ireland, which opened in 2012. A monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built.
SS Nomadic
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SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Titanic Quarter and New Lodge.
Titanic Quarter
Quarter
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Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island, and initially, Dargan's Island.
New Lodge
Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the city centre.
River Lagan
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Lagan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Lagan” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lagan”
- Basque: “Lagan ibaia”
- Cebuano: “River Lagan”
- Chinese: “拉根河”
- Chinese: “拉甘河”
- Chuvash: “Лаган”
- Dutch: “Lagan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لاجان”
- Estonian: “Lagani jõgi”
- Finnish: “Lagan”
- French: “Lagan”
- Galician: “Río Lagan”
- German: “Lagan”
- Hebrew: “לאגאן”
- Irish: “Abhainn an Lagáin”
- Italian: “Lagan”
- Japanese: “ラガン川”
- Latin: “Logia (flumen)”
- Latin: “Logia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lagan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lagan i Nord-Irland”
- Norwegian: “Lagan”
- Polish: “Lagan”
- Russian: “Лаган”
- Slovenian: “Lagan”
- Slovenian: “reka Lagan”
- Slovenian: “River Lagan”
- Swedish: “Lagan, Nordirland”
- Swedish: “Lagan”
- Turkish: “Lagan Nehri”
- Urdu: “دریائے لیگن”
- Welsh: “Afon Lagan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Queens Island and Ballymacarret.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Titanic Studio and Yorkgate railway station.
Northern Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Belfast, Derry, Giant’s Causeway, and Armagh.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
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