File:Tralee from the International Space Station 2013-03-17.jpg

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"Tralee, Ireland, nestled in the first green we see after soaring across the Atlantic." – Caption by astronaut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hadfield" class="extiw" title="w:Chris Hadfield">Chris Hadfield</a> on board the International Space Station.

This is one of a set of eight pictures of Ireland taken from earth orbit that were posted on the internet by Hadfield to celebrate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" class="extiw" title="w:Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a> in 2013.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tralee" class="extiw" title="w:Tralee">Tralee</a>, the largest town in County Kerry (population 23,700), on the west coast of Ireland is in the centre of the picture, with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slieve_Mish_Mountains" class="extiw" title="w:Slieve Mish Mountains">Slieve Mish Mountains</a> immediately south, extending westwards into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingle_Peninsula" class="extiw" title="w:Dingle Peninsula">Dingle Peninsula</a>. The low mountains to the northeast of Tralee are the Stack's Mountains.

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current20:48, 15 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:48, 15 January 20171,024 × 679 (111 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)"Tralee, Ireland, nestled in the first green we see after soaring across the Atlantic." – Caption by astronaut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hadfield" class="extiw" title="w:Chris Hadfield">Chris Hadfield</a> on board the International Space Station. <p>This is one of a set of eight pictures of Ireland taken from earth orbit that were posted on the internet by Hadfield to celebrate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" class="extiw" title="w:Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a> in 2013. </p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tralee" class="extiw" title="w:Tralee">Tralee</a>, the largest town in County Kerry (population 23,700), on the west coast of Ireland is in the centre of the picture, with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slieve_Mish_Mountains" class="extiw" title="w:Slieve Mish Mountains">Slieve Mish Mountains</a> immediately south, extending westwards into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingle_Peninsula" class="extiw" title="w:Dingle Peninsula">Dingle Peninsula</a>. The low mountains to the northeast of Tralee are the Stack's Mountains.
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