Where is Northern Ireland?
- Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.
- It is on the island of Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, which is a separate country.
- Northern Ireland has coasts on the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Northern Ireland's capital city?
- The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. It is by far the largest city in Northern Ireland. It is about four times as large as the next biggest, Derry/Londonderry.
- Belfast is an important port. Ferries travel to Liverpool and ships carry goods.
- It was also a centre for shipbuilding. The ocean liner, Titanic, was built there along with lots of other big ships.
Titanic Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Famous landmarks in Northern Ireland
Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
- The largest freshwater lake in the UK is in Northern Ireland. It is called Lough Neagh.
- The highest mountain peak is Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains.
- On the north coast is the Giant’s Causeway. It is made of thousands of rocky columns that were formed by an ancient volcano!
- A famous tourist attraction is the long rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede. It goes to a tiny island. It was first built by fishermen nearly 300 years ago!
Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Image caption, The city of Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
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Unicorn: Three - The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is a great place to see seabirds. They nest on on the rocky cliffs and dive into the water below.
Two - It's called the Giant's Causeway because people thought the rocks were part of a road from Scotland to Northern Ireland built by a giant.
One - But really, the Giant's Causeway used to be a pool of hot, melted rock. When it cooled down, the rocks cracked and made these amazing columns.
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