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The island of Ireland is located in the [[North-West Europe|north-west of Europe]], between latitudes [[51st parallel north|51°]] and [[56th parallel north|56° N]], and longitudes [[11th meridian west|11°]] and [[5th meridian west|5° W]]. It is separated from the neighbouring island of [[Great Britain]] by the [[Irish Sea]] and the [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]], which has a width of {{convert|23|km}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Across the waters |last1=Ritchie |first1=Heather |last2=Ellis |first2=Geraint |year=2009 |url=http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/atw_north_channel.pdf}}</ref> at its narrowest point. To the west is the northern [[Atlantic Ocean]] and to the south is the [[Celtic Sea]], which lies between Ireland and [[Brittany]], in France. Ireland and Great Britain, together with nearby islands, are known collectively as the [[British Isles]]. As [[British Isles naming dispute|the term British Isles is controversial]] in relation to Ireland, the alternate term "Ireland and Britain" (or "Britain and Ireland") is often used as a neutral term for the islands.

 

 

The island's lush vegetation, a product of its mild climate and frequent rainfall, earns it the [[sobriquet]] ''the Emerald Isle''. Overall, Ireland has a mild but changeable [[oceanic climate]] with few extremes. The climate is typically insular and is [[Temperateness|temperate]] avoiding the extremes in temperature of many other areas in the world at similar latitudes.<ref name="MEclimate">{{cite web|title =Climate of Ireland|work = Climate|publisher = Met Éireann|url =http://www.met.ie/climate/climate-of-ireland.asp|accessdate =2008-11-11}}</ref> This is a result of the moderating moist winds which ordinarily prevail from the South-Western [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]].