Inis na Bró
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inis na Bró | |
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Inis na Bró, with Tearaght Island behind | |
Inishnabro (Ireland) | |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 52°03′28″N 10°36′33″W / 52.05786°N 10.60913°W |
Archipelago | Blasket Islands |
Area | 0.413 km2 (0.159 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Country | |
County | County Kerry |
Inishnabro (Irish: Inis na Bró, meaning "island of the quern/bottom grind stone") is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland. It is separated from Inishvickillane by a narrow sound (ca. 200 metres), and rises to 175 metres, and has an area of 41.3 hectares.
In 1973, the U.S. commercial space pioneer Gary Hudson proposed using Inis na Bró as the launching site for a new rocket system. The proposal only became public in 2003, when Irish Government files from the period were released under the 30-year rule.
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