Little Skellig

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Little Skellig (Sceilig Bheag in Irish) is the smaller of the two Skellig Islands, situated some 14 km off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. Like its larger neighbour Skellig Michael, it is steep, rocky and uninhabited by humans. It rises to 134 metres above sea level, and is best known as the site of Ireland's largest gannet colony, with 22,500 pairs in 1993. The island has been a nature reserve, managed by BirdWatch Ireland, for many years.

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