Lough Neagh

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Lough Neagh is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland known as the biggest lake by surface area in the British Isles and an important site for wildlife, fishing, and water supply.

Aliases (1)

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
natural feature
averageDepth approximately 9 metres
basinCountry Ireland
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
ecologicalStatus important site for birds
formationType post-glacial lake
hasIsland Coney Island
Peters Island NERFINISHED
Poxies Rock
Rams Island NERFINISHED
inflow Ballinderry River
Blackwater River
Crumlin River
Moyola River NERFINISHED
Six Mile Water
Upper Bann
languageNameEnglish Lough Neagh
languageNameIrish Loch nEathach NERFINISHED
languageNameScots Lough Neagh NERFINISHED
locatedIn Ireland
Northern Ireland
locatedNear Antrim NERFINISHED
Belfast
Craigavon
Lurgan
maximumDepth approximately 25 metres
maximumLength approximately 30 km
maximumWidth approximately 21 km
mythology associated with Irish legends about the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill
notableFor eel fishing
sand and gravel extraction
outflow Lower Bann
partOf British Isles
shoreCounty Antrim NERFINISHED
Armagh
Down
Londonderry
Tyrone
surfaceArea approximately 392 square kilometres
surfaceAreaRank largest lake by surface area in the British Isles
uses commercial fishing
drinking water supply
recreation
wildlife habitat
waterSupplyTo Belfast NERFINISHED
other parts of Northern Ireland
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
County Antrim
borders
County Antrim ("Lough Neagh (partly)")
contains
Lough Neagh
languageNameEnglish
Northern Ireland
largestLake

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