Puffin Island (County Kerry)
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Geography
The island is about 1.5 km long and 0.7 km wide, and rises to 213 metres. It is separated from the mainland by Puffin Sound, which is only about 250 metres across.Template:Fact Day visits to the island from Valentia or The Glen Pier can be arranged.[2] It lies off the northern headland of St. Finian's Bay.
Nature conservation
Puffin Island holds important populations of several seabird species, including Atlantic puffins, Manx shearwaters and European storm-petrels, and was acquired as a nature reserve by the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (now BirdWatch Ireland) in the early 1980s.[2]
History
The island also has some signs of ancient human habitation, and it has attracted the interest of archaeologists.Template:Fact
References
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Photo gallery
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Puffin Island from mainland
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Puffin Island and, in the distance to its left, Valentia Island
