Geographia

 Ireland consists of a central lowland plains and its elevated frame. The surface of the plain some difficult hills and in the surrounding ring of mountains are gaps-passages, in which the relationship with the coast plains, especially noticeable in the area between Dublin and Dundalk on the east coast. The average height of all the plains about 60 m above sea level Due to the large amount of sediment and the development of low flow are common marsh. Only 1 / 5 of the territory of Ireland is situated on absolute heights over 50 m, several peaks exceeding 900 m. The upper zone of the mountains presented many short separate ridges. Of these, only Kerry mountains in southwest and Donegal in the northwest oriented from northeast to southwest, ie in the same direction as the mountains of Scotland and Scandinavia. Only in Donegal and Antrimi Ridge Mountains stretch along the coast. All of them, except for volcanic mountains Antrim, formed in the Paleozoic. In the long denudation mountains of Ireland acquired the soft contours, and a large part of the mountains used for pasture. South of the Dublin mountains are V'yiklou with higher point Lahnakilliya g (924 m).

Nokmildaun Mountains rise to 795 m between Waterford and Tipperary. Together with other short ridges located on the west and east, they form a sublime strip that stretches from the Atlantic coast almost to the east coast of Ireland. Private residence is a low ridge words-Bloom with steep slopes separating county Offali and Liyish. Connemara in County Galway in western mountain Tuelv-Pins reaches a height of 730 m mountain ridge in Errihal Derriva in Donegal rises to 752 m.

High Point North Ireland - Mount words Donard (850 m) in the mountains of Mourne to the north of the Gulf Karlinhford-Loch. These mountains, composed of Paleozoic granites, abruptly break into the sea. Sperrin Mountains, located south-west of Londonderry (Derry), reaches only 683 m (g. Soel). Volcanic ridge, formed in the Eocene, stretching from the Atlantic coast in the north almost to the Gulf of Belfast-Lough. It shares the historic area of ​​Antrim. In the north it is basaltic pillars "Roads giants." Most of the Army should stick around in the north to the lake. Lough Neagh. South is developed mainly peretnenyy relief. Gore words Gallio, located 5 km from the south. Northern Ireland border, reaches a height of 575 m.

The coastline in the east of Ireland vyrivnena and in this respect resembles the shores of England. West coast of Ireland strongly dissected, which is similar to the shores of Scotland. Deep fjords and bays lohy an excellent natural harbor.