Cape Clear Island

Clear Island or Cape Clear Island is an island off the south-west coast of in . It is the southernmost inhabited part of Ireland and had a population of 110 people as of the 2022 census.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: Cléire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Clear Lighthouse.

Ruins
is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore.

is a village in near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Cape Clear Island

Latitude
51.44056° or 51° 26′ 26″ north
Longitude
-9.49611° or 9° 29′ 46″ west
Population
124
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
9C3GCGR3+6H
Geo­Names ID
2965456
Wiki­data ID
Q1034392
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Clear Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Cape Clear Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Cape Clear uhartea
  • Basque: Cléire
  • Basque: Oileán Chléire
  • Breton: Cape Clear Island
  • Breton: Cléire
  • Catalan: Oileán Chléire
  • Cebuano: Clear Island
  • Chinese: 克利爾島
  • Dutch: Clear Eiland
  • Dutch: Clear Island
  • Dutch: Cleareiland
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاپ كليار ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاپ كليار
  • French: Clear Island
  • German: Cape Clear Island
  • German: Clear Island
  • Irish: Cléire
  • Irish: Oileán Chléire
  • Japanese: ケープ・クリア島
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cape Clear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Clear Island
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Clear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oileán Chléire
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Clear Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Oileán Chléire
  • Norwegian: Clear
  • Polish: Cape Clear
  • Russian: Клир-Айленд
  • Swedish: Clear Island
  • Swedish: Oileán Chléire
  • Turkish: Cape Clear Island
  • Ukrainian: Клір-Айленд
  • Cléire
  • Oileán Chléire

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Harbour and South Harbour.

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