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Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is an area of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns resulting from a volcanic eruption.

Portstewart Strand
Portstewart was a popular holiday destination for Victorian middle-class families.

River Bann
The River Bann (Irish: An Bhanna) is the longest river in Ulster, the total length being 80 miles (129km).

Mountains of Mourne
It is a granite mountain range located in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland.

Cavehill
Cavehill is a basaltic hill which overlooks the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. It is also the third largest in Western Europe.

Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island (Irish: Reachlainn) is an island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

Lough Erne
Lough Erne refers to two lakes in Northern Ireland, situated along the River Erne.

Devenish Island
Devenish Island, near Enniskillen, contains the ruins of an early Christian monastery.

Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge
The famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge is one of Northern Ireland's most breath-taking attractions.

The Glens of Antrim
Each of these nine green valleys has a character of its own. Together they form a beautiful realm of rivers, waterfalls, wild flowers and birds.

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