10° W, 52° N - North Ocean Atlantic - Gulf stream (warm)


The bay of Bantry is located in the Cork's country. Famous in song and story, Bantry Bay is a long inlet (about 48 kilometers) cut into the south west coast in country cork.

It separates the beara Peninsula to the north from Sheep's Head Peninsula in the South, and offers a safe place to anchor. Bantry town, at the head of the bay, is a busy market town and fishing port. Nearby are the cultured mussels, clams and shrimps.

Natural environment	Human environment
Coastline: Rocky and intented.	Language: English, Irish Gaelic
Climate: Wet moderate with fresh summer	Local economy : Fishing - Aquaculture - Agriculture, tourism
Temperatures: Annual average : 10 ° C Thermal amplitude : between 2° C and 19° C	Demography: Population (inhab.) : 102 000 Density (inhab/km2) : 30
Precipitations: Annual : 1 040 mm Distribution : all seasons - maximum of winter	Human Development Index: 0,93
Biogeographic classification: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest (Palaeartic west)	Ecological Footprint: 5,33
Natural heritage: Fauna rich in shells and fish... Area rich in bryophites and in cash of lichens even tropical oceanic standart. Cultural heritage: Bantry Bay was twice entered by French fleets : in 1689 to support James II against William of Orange, in 1796 to aid Wolfe Tone and an Irish uprising. Bantry House is full of treasures collected by various generations of Earls of bantry from all parts of the world. Coastal management: Criteria retained by the club: BN 4 : Natural habitats ; BC 5 Traditionnal activities