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Encyclopedia > Killary Harbour
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Killary Harbour is Ireland's only "fjord". It is disputed that it was actually formed by glaciers. It forms the border between parts of counties Galway and Mayo. It's 16 kilometers long and in the center it's over 45 meters deep. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x702, 575 KB)Satellite image of Killary Harbour, Ireland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x702, 575 KB)Satellite image of Killary Harbour, Ireland. ... Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Places called Mayo include:hi County Mayo, a county in Ireland Mayo, a settlement in County Mayo, Ireland Mayo, a place in the U.S. state of Florida Mayo, a town in Trinidad and Tobago The Division of Mayo, an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia Mayo, a town in...


On its Northern shore lies Mount Mweelrea, 817 meters high. Musselrafts can be seen in the water. Mweelrea (Irish: Cnoc Maol Réidh, bald grey hill) is a mountain in the west of Ireland, and the highest point in County Mayo and in Connacht. ... Subclasses Heterodonta Palaeoheterodonta A mussel is a bivalve mollusk that can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, intertidal areas, and throughout the ocean. ...

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View of Killary Harbour on the way to Leenaun

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Archaeo Forums > Killary Harbour "The Smooth Road" (978 words)
Killary Harbour lays between Mayo and Galway Counties on the west coast.
Killary Harbour is a sea inlet which forms a small part of the border between Mayo and Galway.
To the south of Killary, Silurain quartzites (400ma) and ancient Dalradian rocks are to be found in the Maumturk mountains, near Leenane.
Killary Group Ireland's leading provider of adventures, tours, outstanding accommodation in Connemara Ireland (194 words)
All Killary Group companies are situated on Killary Harbour, Ireland's only fjord, in Connemara on the scenic Irish West Coast.
The nearest village is Leenane (5km from the K2 centre), about half-way between Clifden and Westport on the N59.
Continue through the village keeping left and following the Killary Harbour which will be on your right.
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