The northern Ireland

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is made up of 6 counties:
Antrim
Armagh
Derry
Down
Fermanagh
Tyrone.
Belfast is the capital of

is made up of 6 counties: Antrim Armagh Derry Down Fermanagh Tyrone.
NI and the largest city.
Northern Ireland has a population of 1,641,700.

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The whole of Northern Ireland has a temperate maritime climate, rather wetter

The whole of Northern Ireland has a temperate maritime climate, rather wetter
in the west than the east, although cloud cover is persistent across the region.
The weather is unpredictable at all times of the year, and although the seasons are distinct, they are considerably less pronounced than in interior Europe or the eastern seaboard of North America

Climate

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The main rivers of NI are the river Foyle and the

The main rivers of NI are the river Foyle and the Upper
Upper and Lower Bann.
The river Foyle forms part of the northwestern boundary and flows into Lough Foyle at Derry.
The Upper Bann rises in the Mourne Mountains and empties into Lough Neagh
The Lower Bann flows out of Lough Neagh to the North Channel.
Other rivers: the Lagan, Erne, Blackwater, Bush.

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Three main mountainous areas:
The Sperrin Mountains in the northwest
The Antrim

Three main mountainous areas: The Sperrin Mountains in the northwest The Antrim
Plateau along the northwestern coast
The Mourne Mountains in the southeast
Slieve Donard (2796 ft) – the highest point in the country.

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Lies in the north coast of NI
It is an impressive

Lies in the north coast of NI It is an impressive formation
formation of some 40,000 basalt columns descending like a giant staircase into the sea.
According to the legend the columns are the start of a causeway constructed by the terrible Irish Giat Finn MacCool in attempt to cross the sea to the Scottish coast.

The Giant’s Causeway