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Waterford Islands Area
Place count in area: 7, OSI/LPS Maps: 76, 82, EW-C 
Highest place:
St. John's Island, 35m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Sheep Island (2) Island Oileán an gCaorach (2) A name in Irish Waterford County in Munster Province, in Irish Islands List

Landing grid ref.: X53600 97900
Reachable "On Foot " Y

Height: 35m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 76 Grid Reference: X53600 97800
Place visited by 2 members. Recently by: DavidWalsh, bryanjbarry
Island visited by 5 members.
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Longitude: -7.218041, Latitude: 52.129983 , Easting: 253600, Northing: 97800
ITM: 653537 597856,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ShpIsl, 10 char: ShpIslnd


Not reachable at HW  

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Sheep Island (<i>Oileán an gCaorach</i>) in area Waterford Islands, Ireland
Picture: Isles of Icane from Kilfarassy with Islandikane headland on the left
 
The Isles of Icane
by Pepe  16 Mar 2025
Three of the four Isles of Icane can be seen in this photo (Carrickanine is hidden on the far side). The stack-like island in the middle of the group is known as Eagle Rock. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/2384/comment/23515/
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