|
|
Sailing to Achill: SailingEurope Group
|
|
|
island Achill
|
Youtube Achill Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Achill
|
Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | 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 island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 2700 | | Population density: | 18.2 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Dooagh, Keel, Dumha Éige, Dugort |
|
Naming - Location| Local 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
|
Weather at Achill
| The weather type in Rosturk | light rain |  | | Current temperature: | 13 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | 0.37 mm
| | Wind: | 11.26 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
| | Winddirection: | South-southwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1034.11 mb
| | Humidity: | 96 %
| | Daylength at 20 October 2018: | 10 hour and 15 minutes | | Sunrise: | 09:17 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 19:31 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Achill
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly 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
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Achill booking.com
|
 Hotel | 1) Keel Sandybanks C. C. Park
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Achill
|
Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Achill
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Achill
Bings maps Achill
Mapquest Achill
Loc.Alize.us Achill
Landuse Achill
| Forest |
0 km2 |
|
| Nature |
3.7 km2 |
|
| Agriculture |
25.5 km2 |
|
| Wet nature |
111.2 km2 |
|
| Water |
5.6 km2 |
|
| Urban area |
1.7 km2 |
|
| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
|
| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
|
| Rock outcrop |
0.5 km2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wikipedia: 
UNESCO: