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COUNTRY INFORMATION - ISLE OF MAN

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Location Of The Isle Of Man
The Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea, 71 miles from Liverpool and 83 miles from Dublin. The island has a mountain range down the middle, the highest peak being Snaefell at 2,036ft., and a flat northern plain to the Point of Ayre, the most northerly point. The Manx Museum and National Trust administer the Calf of Man, an islet off the southwest coast, as a nature reserve and bird sanctuary.

Airports
The island’s airport is Ronaldsway 10 miles from Douglas. A local bus operates approximately half-hourly until 19:00 and then hourly for the rest of the evening.

Language
Manx Gaelic is the indigenous language. English replaced the Manx Gaelic tongue during the last century. It is still spoken by some people but English is the official language.

Places To Go
Viking and Celtic heritage combine to create unusual interest on this charismatic island. Numerous attractions reflect this rich historic mix, branded by Manx National Heritage as the Story of Man, an umbrella name applied to sites ranging from prehistoric tombs to multimedia exhibitions, and to which English Heritage and National Trust members gain free entry.

Also important are: Man’s Victorian narrow-gauge railways; the Steam Railway linking Douglas and Port Erin; the Manx Electric Tramway, running north to Ramsey; and the Snaefell Mountain Railway which climbs 2,034ft above sea level from Laxey.

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