Cork Harbour

Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in , Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area".
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cobh and Spike Island.

Railway station
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railway station serves the town of , . It is located in a red brick building adjacent to the town's Heritage Centre. It is the terminus of the on Cork–Cobh section of the Cork Suburban Rail line.

Islet
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is an of 103 acres in , . Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.

Islet
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is an island in off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded on in 1720. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service, with the eastern side previously used for heavy industry and later redeveloped as a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cobh and Crosshaven.

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is a port in Cork Harbour, , in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.

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is a coastal village in , with a population of 3300 in 2022. It's at the point where the River Owenabue flows into Cork Harbour, and its Irish name is Bun an Tabhairne, "mouth of the river Sabhrann".

Town
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is a port town in , Ireland, situated on the west bank of , some 10 km south-east of . was designated a conservation area in the 2003 Cork County Development Plan.

Cork Harbour

Latitude
51.8463° or 51° 50′ 47″ north
Longitude
-8.2483° or 8° 14′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C3HRQW2+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2001641845
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q932369
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Cork Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cork badia”
  • Chinese: “科克港灣”
  • Dutch: “Cork Harbour”
  • Finnish: “Cork Harbour”
  • French: “Cork Harbour”
  • German: “Cork Harbour”
  • Indonesian: “Pelabuhan Cork”
  • Irish: “Cuan Chorcaí”
  • Japanese: “コーク・ハーバー”
  • Japanese: “コーク港”
  • Japanese: “コーク湾”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cork Harbour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cork Harbour”
  • Polish: “Cork Harbour”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Cork”
  • Portuguese: “Cork Harbour”
  • Slovenian: “Cork Harbour”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Corkbeg Island and Black Rock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glenmore Strand and Cuskinny Court Activities - Group Activity Centre.

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