East Channel
East Channel is a marine channel in County Cork, Munster. East Channel is situated nearby to the locality Aghada, as well as near the village Whitegate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aghada Power Station and Spike Island.
Aghada Power Station
Power station
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghada power station is a gas-fired power station located near the entrance of Cork Harbour in Aghada, County Cork. It was built at this location in order to use gas that had been discovered at the nearby Kinsale Head gas field, from which gas was extracted from 1978 until its depletion in 2020.
Spike Island
Islet
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Spike Island is situated 3 km west of East Channel.
Spit Bank Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Spit Bank Lighthouse close to Cobh in County Cork, Ireland is a screw-pile lighthouse which marks a shallow bank in the navigable channels of lower Cork Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitegate and Cobh.
Whitegate
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg.
Cobh
Photo: J.Pollock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cobh is a port in Cork Harbour, County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for Cork city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.
Rushbrooke
Locality
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rushbrooke is a populated area on the western side of Cobh on Great Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland. It is in the townland of Ringacoltig. Rushbrooke is situated 5 km west of East Channel.
East Channel
- Type: Marine channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.84167° or 51° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.24583° or 8° 14′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3HRQR3+MMGeoNames ID
3286671
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