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[[File:Ireland (MODIS).jpg|thumb|Ireland is called the Emerald Isle. Intense green vegetation, primarily grassland, covers most of the country except for the exposed rock on mountaintops. Ireland owes its greenness to moderate temperatures and moist air. The Atlantic Ocean, particularly the warm currents in the North Atlantic Drift, gives the country a more temperate climate than most others at the same latitude. <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_(MODIS).jpg]</ref> | [[File:Ireland (MODIS).jpg|thumb|Ireland is called the Emerald Isle. Intense green vegetation, primarily grassland, covers most of the country except for the exposed rock on mountaintops. Ireland owes its greenness to moderate temperatures and moist air. The Atlantic Ocean, particularly the warm currents in the North Atlantic Drift, gives the country a more temperate climate than most others at the same latitude. <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_(MODIS).jpg]</ref>]] | ||
Ireland (Irish: Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the [[Irish Sea]], and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. | Ireland (Irish: Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the [[Irish Sea]], and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. | ||