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This article is about the island of Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation). Topographical map of Ireland
Ireland on a map of Europe
Ireland ( / ˈaɪərlənd / ( listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is about 486 kilometres (302 miles) long and about 288 kilometres (179 miles) wide. To the west of Ireland is the Atlantic Ocean; to the east of Ireland, across the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain.