Spike Island
Spike Island is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as“Fort Mitchel”“Fort Westmoreland”“Spike Island, County Cork”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cobh and Ringaskiddy.
Ringaskiddy
Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland.
Rushbrooke
Rushbrooke is a populated area on the western side of Cobh on Great Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland.
3 km northwest of Spike Island
Spike Island
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Latitude
51.83417° or 51° 50′ 3″ north
Longitude
-8.28581° or 8° 17′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C3HRPM7+MM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Spike Island” goes by many names.
Spike IslandBasque
Spike Island (Cork konderria)Basque
Inis PícBreton
Illa SpikeCatalan
Illa Spike (Cork)Catalan
Spike IslandCebuano
Spike Island (pulo sa Ireland)Cebuano
Spike IslandCzech
Spike IslandDutch
Spike Island, County CorkDutch
Inis PícIrish
Spike IslandItalian
Spike Island i County CorkNorwegian Nynorsk
Spike IslandPolish
Spike IslandSlovak
Spike IslandSwedish
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Localities in the Area
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