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Sheep Island, County Antrim

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22: 244: 51:, and is located 0.5 km off the coast. It is known for its steep cliffs (one of which is near-vertical and more than 20m in height) and rocky shores. The top of the island is domed and covered with soil. 160: 139: 205: 289: 157: 313: 63: 308: 197: 178: 282: 136: 91: 275: 59: 21: 255: 55: 37: 182: 164: 143: 99: 175: 259: 302: 251: 79: 33: 122: 220: 207: 103: 95: 87: 74:. This population amounts to more than 5% of the population in the whole of 67: 41: 243: 75: 48: 83: 20: 66:
because it contains a number of a particular species of
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Uninhabited island and protected area, Northern Ireland
32:is an uninhabited island off the north coast of 283: 8: 290: 276: 250:This article related to the geography of 25:View of the island from Ballintoy Demesne 115: 153: 151: 132: 130: 7: 240: 238: 64:Area of Special Scientific Interest 14: 242: 47:The island has an area of 3.5 1: 314:County Antrim geography stubs 262:. You can help Knowledge by 330: 237: 92:greater black-backed gull 72:Phalacrocorax carbo carbo 58:. It is designated as a 309:Islands of County Antrim 78:. The island also hosts 60:Special Protection Area 26: 24: 221:55.24833°N 6.35194°W 70:, which is known as 217: /  226:55.24833; -6.35194 181:2014-07-14 at the 163:2014-06-20 at the 142:2014-04-01 at the 27: 271: 270: 198:Map of the island 54:The island has a 321: 292: 285: 278: 256:Northern Ireland 246: 239: 232: 231: 229: 228: 227: 222: 218: 215: 214: 213: 210: 185: 173: 167: 155: 146: 134: 125: 120: 56:registered owner 38:Northern Ireland 329: 328: 324: 323: 322: 320: 319: 318: 299: 298: 297: 296: 235: 225: 223: 219: 216: 211: 208: 206: 204: 203: 194: 189: 188: 183:Wayback Machine 174: 170: 165:Wayback Machine 156: 149: 144:Wayback Machine 135: 128: 121: 117: 112: 100:black guillemot 17: 12: 11: 5: 327: 325: 317: 316: 311: 301: 300: 295: 294: 287: 280: 272: 269: 268: 247: 201: 200: 193: 192:External links 190: 187: 186: 168: 147: 126: 114: 113: 111: 108: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 326: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 293: 288: 286: 281: 279: 274: 273: 267: 265: 261: 257: 253: 252:County Antrim 248: 245: 241: 236: 233: 230: 199: 196: 195: 191: 184: 180: 177: 172: 169: 166: 162: 159: 154: 152: 148: 145: 141: 138: 133: 131: 127: 124: 119: 116: 109: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 52: 50: 45: 43: 39: 35: 34:County Antrim 31: 23: 19: 264:expanding it 249: 234: 202: 171: 118: 71: 53: 46: 30:Sheep Island 29: 28: 18: 224: / 40:, close to 303:Categories 209:55°14′54″N 158:ASSI entry 123:JNCC entry 110:References 212:6°21′07″W 176:VAM entry 137:SPA entry 104:guillemot 96:razorbill 88:kittiwake 68:cormorant 42:Ballintoy 179:Archived 161:Archived 140:Archived 49:hectares 76:Ireland 62:and an 84:fulmar 258:is a 260:stub 102:and 80:shag 44:. 305:: 254:, 150:^ 129:^ 106:. 98:, 94:, 90:, 86:, 82:, 36:, 291:e 284:t 277:v 266:.

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County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Ballintoy
hectares
registered owner
Special Protection Area
Area of Special Scientific Interest
cormorant
Ireland
shag
fulmar
kittiwake
greater black-backed gull
razorbill
black guillemot
guillemot
JNCC entry


SPA entry
Archived
Wayback Machine


ASSI entry
Archived
Wayback Machine
VAM entry
Archived

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