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Lough Guitane
Lough Guitane (Irish: Loch Coiteáin)[1] is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.
| Lough Guitane | |
|---|---|
| Loch Coiteáin (Irish) | |
Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Coordinates | 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W |
| Catchment area | 19.03 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.05 km (1.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.25 km (1 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Geography edit
Lough Guitane measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The lake is about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Killarney and to the east of Killarney National Park.[2]
Geology edit
Lough Guitane is the site and namesake of a volcanic complex of tuffs and rhyolites, of which the centres are at Bennaunmore, Horses Glen and Kileen.[4]
Natural history edit
Fish species in Lough Guitane include brown trout, mainly of the freshwater variety with a smaller seasonal number of the sea variety.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Loch Coiteáin/Lough Guitane". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b Google (27 December 2015). "Lough Guitane" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ New Perspectives on the Old Red Sandstone - Geological society of London. Geological Society. 2000. pp. 271–273. ISBN 9781862390713. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Lough Guitane". Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2015.