Lough Guitane

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LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W / 52.00861; -9.41917
Catchment area19.03 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
BasincountriesIreland
Lough Guitane
Loch Coiteáin (Irish)
A view of Lough Guitane in County Kerry, Ireland
Lough Guitane location in Ireland
Lough Guitane location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W / 52.00861; -9.41917
Catchment area19.03 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length2.05 km (1.3 mi)
Max. width1.25 km (1 mi)
Surface area2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Surface elevation77 m (253 ft)
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Lough Guitane (Irish: Loch Coiteáin)[1] is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.

Lough Guitane measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The lake is about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Killarney and to the east of Killarney National Park.[2]

Geology

Lough Guitane is the site and namesake of a volcanic complex of tuffs and rhyolites, of which the centres are at Bennaunmore, Horses Glen, and Kileen.[4]

Natural history

See also

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