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Sailing to Achill: SailingEurope Group
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island Achill
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Youtube Achill Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Achill
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Physical characteristics - LocationCoordinates: | long: -10.03801 lat : 53.96668 | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -10°2'1.6818 lat : 53°58'0.0372 | Surface area: | 148.1 km2 (0.39 x Isle of Wight) | Length coastline: | 129.3 km | Average height: | 101 metre | Length island: | 23 km | Maximum width island (estimate): | 17.5 km | Name : | Croaghaun (kliffen) (688 metre) | Orientation island: | West-northwest - East-southeast |
Demographic data islandHabited: | Yes | Number of inhabitants: | 2700 | Population density: | 18.2 inh/km2 | Important places (direction): | Dooagh, Keel, Dumha Éige, Dugort |
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Naming - LocationLocal native name: | Achill | Country: | Ireland | Location in Country: | Northwest | Name province: | Province Connacht | Name County: | County Mayo | Main place: | Gob an Choire - Achill Sound | Location Main place: | East | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | Distance to main land: | 0.2 km | Nearest Country: | Ireland | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Achill
The weather type in Rosturk | broken clouds |  | Current temperature: | 5 degrees Celcius
| Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | Wind: | 4.47 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| Winddirection: | East-northeast | Atmospheric pressure: | 1029 mb
| Humidity: | 87 %
| Daylength at 3 March 2021: | 10 hour and 57 minutes | Sunrise: | 08:23 Europe/Amsterdam | Sunset: | 19:20 Europe/Amsterdam | Weather-page: Achill
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holidayDirectly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | International airport present : | No | Accessible by car: | Yes | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 1338 km | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
Booking.com
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping Hotel |
Hotel at Achill booking.com
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Hotel | 1) Keel Sandybanks C. C. Park
| Holiday Home | | Bed & Breakfast | | accommodation-page | Achill
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Social media - Multimedia
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Photos (Flickr) of the place Achill
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Landuse Achill
Forest |
0 km2 |
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Nature |
3.7 km2 |
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Agriculture |
25.5 km2 |
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Wet nature |
111.2 km2 |
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Water |
5.6 km2 |
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Urban area |
1.7 km2 |
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Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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Rock outcrop |
0.5 km2 |
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