Valentia Island

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Valentia Island is a rugged, scenic island off Ireland’s southwest coast known for its dramatic Atlantic landscapes, historic transatlantic cable station, and rich geological heritage.

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Valentia Island canonical 5
Valentia 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeDivision Kerry County Council
area about 25 square kilometres
cableConnectionTo Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador
cableFirstLaidYear 1866
connectedByBridgeTo Portmagee
country Ireland
geologicalFeature fossil tetrapod footprints
geologicalPeriodRepresented Devonian
hasCliff Fogher Cliffs
hasFerryConnectionTo Reenard Point
hasHarbour Knightstown Harbour
hasHighestPoint Geokaun Mountain
hasIndustry agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasLighthouse Valentia Island Lighthouse
hasParish Valentia Parish
hasSettlement Chapeltown
Knightstown
hasSite Bray Head
Geokaun Mountain
Valentia Island Cable Station
Valentia Island Tetrapod Trackway
hasViewOf Blasket Islands
Dingle Peninsula
Little Skellig
Skellig Michael
highestElevation about 266 metres
historicalLanguage Irish
historicalRole eastern terminus of first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable
knownFor geological heritage
rugged Atlantic landscapes
scenic coastal views
tetrapod trackway
transatlantic telegraph cable history
language English
lighthouseLocation Cromwell Point
locatedIn County Kerry
southwest Ireland
locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
offCoastOf Iveragh Peninsula
Ring of Kerry
partOf Wild Atlantic Way
province Munster
tourismType geotourism
heritage tourism
walking and hiking tourism

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County Kerry containsHeadland Valentia Island
subject linked to: Kerry
County Kerry contains Valentia Island
Saint Vincent diedIn Valentia
linked to: Valentia Island
Brock hasCommunity Valentia
linked to: Valentia Island
Uíbh Ráthach hasSettlement Valentia Island
Uíbh Ráthach hasNearbyAttraction Valentia Island
Valentia Island Gaeltacht area locatedIn Valentia Island