Killary Fjord

Killary Harbour or Killary Fjord is a fjord or fjard on the west coast of Ireland, in northern . To its north is and the mountains of and ; to its south is and the Maumturk Mountains.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: Sea inlet (fjord or fjard) between Counties Galway and Mayo, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Hillary Harbor”, “Killary Bay”, and “Killary Harbour”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Delphi and Leenane.

Locality
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality in , . Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a hunting lodge there. The valley includes the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south…

Photo: El Comandante, Public domain.
or Leenaun is a village on the south shore of Killary fjord in , with a population of about 200. That fjord is the county boundary: the north shore and the little settlements of Aaleagh and Clog lie in , but it's convenient to describe them here.

Killary Fjord

Latitude
53.59948° or 53° 35′ 58″ north
Longitude
-9.78195° or 9° 46′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C5GH6X9+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10582653038
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2963368
Wiki­data ID
Q1741345
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Satellite Map

Discover Killary Fjord from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Killary Fjord” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Killary estuarioa”
  • Cebuano: “Killary Harbour”
  • Chinese: “基拉里峡湾”
  • Dutch: “An Caolaire Rua”
  • Dutch: “An Caoláire Rua”
  • Dutch: “Killary Harbour”
  • French: “Killary Harbour”
  • German: “Killary Harbour”
  • German: “Killary-Fjord”
  • Irish: “An Caoláire Rua”
  • Italian: “Killary harbour”
  • Italian: “Killary Harbour”
  • Japanese: “キラリー湾”
  • Lithuanian: “Kilario fjordas”
  • Lithuanian: “Kilario krantinė”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Killary Harbour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Caoláire Rua”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Killary Harbour”
  • Polish: “Killary Harbour”
  • Russian: “Киллари (бухта)”
  • Russian: “Киллари”
  • Swedish: “Killary Harbour”
  • Turkish: “Killary Limanı”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardnagollum and Gubacooneen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Illaunballa and Killary Adventure Company.

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