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 | Even seemingly strong sections of coastline, such as these cliffs on the Dingle Peninsula, are prone to erosion. | | Coastline | | | The coastline of Ireland is a complex environment where land meets sea. Its shape changes over time, influenced by currents, weather, erosion, and human impacts to name a few. |
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 | Sea dunes located 20 nautical miles off the south coast of Co. Wexford are one example of seabed features. | | Bathymetry of Irish Waters: GEBCO Contours | | | The bathymetry around Ireland is diverse, with smooth, shallow sea floor close to the coast, and steep slopes of the continental margin further to the south and west. |
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 | Among details displayed in the OSI / OSNI 1:50,000 Webmap Series are names of channels, such as Bull's Mouth in Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo. | | Ordnance Survey Basemaps | | | Ordnance Survey of Ireland and Northern Ireland provide base information such as towns, roads, counties and rivers for the Republic and Northern Ireland. In MIDA, the 1:450,000 scale basemap changes to the more detailed 1:50,000 scale basemap as you zoom in to coastal areas. |
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 | Housing estate construction contributed to increased urban sprawl over the 2000-2006 period. | | Coastal Urbanisation 2000-2006 (CORINE) | | | The replacement of agricultural and natural landcovers with more urban, artificial landcover can be studied with the help of the Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) dataset series. The programme initiated in 1985 by the European Commission provides pan-European records of landcover from 1990 to most recently 2006, allowing us establish estimates on the percentage of landcover change in our coastal areas. This in turn allows us to appraise development in terms of coastal sustainability. |
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| Housing estate construction contributed to increased urban sprawl over the 1990-2000 period. | | Coastal Urbanisation 1990-2000 (CORINE) | | | The replacement of agricultural and natural landcovers with more urban, artificial landcover can be studied with the help of the Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) dataset series. The programme initiated in 1985 by the European Commission provides pan-European records of landcover from 1990 to most recently 2006, allowing us establish estimates on the percentage of landcover change in our coastal areas. This in turn allows us to appraise development in terms of coastal sustainability. |
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