Irish Sea

Between Britain, Dublin

The Irish Sea is the body of water separating Ireland from Great Britain, connecting to the Atlantic Ocean through the North Channel and St George's Channel.

It contains the Isle of Man and serves as a major shipping route between Irish and British ports: The ferry crossed the Irish Sea overnight.

geography

Anglesey

Northwestern Welsh isle

shipping

ferry

Vessel for scheduled crossings

harbor · Liverpool · Holyhead · Belfast · container · trade · maritime · dockyard · quay · stevedore

climate

cold

Low temperature state

grey · squalls · gales · fog · mist · rain · choppy · rough · stormy · wind

wildlife

dolphins

Smart aquatic mammals

jellyfish · seabirds · guillemots · puffins · gannets · cod · herring · prawns · whelks · mussels

oceanography

saltwater

Ocean water, chemically speaking

  • tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
  • currentsDirectional flows of movement
  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances

depth · salinity · seabed · thermocline · tidal range · spring tide · neap tide · sediment · sandbanks · bathymetry

sailing

yachting

Recreational vessel sailing

crossing · passage · helm · keel · charter · cruising · racing · weather window

borders

England

Largest British country

boundary · jurisdiction · territorial waters · maritime border · fishing rights · sovereignty · partition · coastal states

Categories
Opposites
medium/element

Irish Sealand

Earth's solid surface

dry land · terra firma · air · airspace · solid ground

proximate british isles waters

Irish SeaEnglish Channel

Anglo-French strait

the Channel · North Sea · Strait of Dover

adjacent landmasses

Irish SeaIreland

North Atlantic island republic

Great Britain · Wales · England · Isle of Man

Family

sea, seashore, seafood, seas, seawater, seaport, Irish, seafaring, Ireland

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