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Leenaun
An Líonán
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.595° N 9.7° W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=53.595_N_9.7_W_region:IE_type:city)
Irish Grid Reference
L874618
 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=L874618)
Town population: -
Rural population: -
Elevation: 127 m
County: Galway
Province: Connacht

Leenaun (Irish An Líonán), sometimes Leenane, is a picturesque village in County Galway, beside Killary Harbour, Ireland's only fjord and on the northern edge of Connemara. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The island of Ireland is often referred to as the 32 counties, with its two states, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... County Galway (Irish language: Conndae na Gaillimhe or Contae na Gaillimhe) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Connaught redirects here. ... County Galway (Irish language: Conndae na Gaillimhe or Contae na Gaillimhe) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... Lysefjorden in Norway A fjord (IPA or ; sometimes written fiord) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara, (meaning: descendants of Conmhac, of the sea) is a region in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ...


It was the setting for the movie, The Field. The Field is a 1990 film which tells the story of a tenant farmer who attempts to outbid an American developer for the parcel of land that his family has farmed for generations. ...


It in on the route of the Western Way Long-distance trail. The Western Way is a 250 km Long-distance trail that runs through some of the best landscape in Connemara (County Galway) and County Mayo. ... Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are trails or footpaths covering large distances, typically 50 km or more, used for rambling (that is, hiking or backpacking). ...


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