Copeland Islands
The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, consisting of Lighthouse Island (also known as Old Island), Copeland Island (also known as Big Island) and Mew Island. They lie within the civil parish of Bangor.
Oileáin Chóplainn | |
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The Copeland Islands seen from a ferry | |
Copeland Islands Copeland Islands Copeland Islands | |
| Etymology | Named from the de Coupland family, or from Old Norse Kaupmanneyjar, "merchant islands" |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Channel |
| Coordinates | 54°40′29″N 5°31′44″W |
| Archipelago | Offshore islands of Ireland |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Major islands | Lighthouse Island, Copeland Island, Mew Island |
| Area | 392.25 acres (158.74 ha) |
| Administration | |
United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| County | County Down |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Along with Lambay Island and Ireland's Eye off County Dublin, the islands are the only other one of the 258 sometime inhabited islands of Ireland which lie on the east coast.
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