Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly
Loch Súilí (Irish)
Lough Swilly is located in island of Ireland
Lough Swilly
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates55°08′17″N 7°29′56″W / 55.138°N 7.499°W / 55.138; -7.499
Primary inflowsRiver Swilly
SettlementsInishowen
View from the International Space Station: Derry and the Ulster coastline, with Lough Swilly to the west and Lough Foyle and Inishowen to the north of the city

Lough Swilly (Irish: Loch Súilí, meaning 'lake of eyes')[1] in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County Donegal. Along with Carlingford Lough and Killary Harbour it is one of three glacial fjords in Ireland.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pierce 2011, Irish Times.
  2. ^ Beattie & Lynch 2000, p. 4.
  3. ^ "Killary Harbour". Discover Ireland. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.