| Climate Ireland :
| temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
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| Terrain Ireland :
| mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Ireland :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Ireland :
| Carrauntoohil 1,041 m
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| Natural resources Ireland :
| natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
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| Land use arableland Ireland :
| 15,20%
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| Irrigated land Ireland :
| NA sq km
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| Natural hazards Ireland :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Ireland :
| water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
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| Geography note Ireland :
| strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 97 km of Dublin
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