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Carlingford Lough
Loch Cairlinn (Irish)
Carlinford Loch (Ulster Scots)
Image of Carlingford Lough in the distance with the Newry River in the foreground. The town of Warrenpoint sits in the center of the image.
Looking east, with Warrenpoint at centre
A map of Ireland with the location of Carlingford Lough marked
A map of Ireland with the location of Carlingford Lough marked
Carlingford Lough
LocationRepublic of Ireland – United Kingdom border
Coordinates54°04′24″N 6°11′58″W / 54.0733°N 6.1994°W / 54.0733; -6.1994
River sourcesNewry River
Ocean/sea sourcesIrish Sea
Basin countriesNorthern Ireland,
Republic of Ireland
Salinity31.31–33.99 psu
SettlementsCarlingford, Greencastle, Greenore, Killowen, Newry, Omeath, Rostrevor, Warrenpoint
Ramsar Wetland
Designated9 March 1998
Reference no.936[1]

Carlingford Lough (Irish: Loch Cairlinn,[2] Ulster Scots: Carlinford Loch[3]) is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. On its northern shore is County Down, the Mourne Mountains, and the town of Warrenpoint; on its southern shore is County Louth, the Cooley Mountains and the village of Carlingford. The Newry River flows into the loch from the northwest.

  1. ^ "Carlingford Lough". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Carlingford", Placenames Database of Ireland, retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. ^ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2010 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.

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