Lough Mahon
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| Lough Mahon Loch Machain |
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| Location | Cork/County Cork |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Primary inflows | River Lee, Glashaboy River, Tramore River |
| Primary outflows | River Lee |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
Lough Mahon (Irish: Loch Machain) is a sea lough situated in the north-western part of Cork Harbour. It has a total area of 12.23 km2.[1]
Several of Cork's suburbs, such as Mahon, Douglas, Rochestown, Blackrock and Passage West are situated on its southern and western shores.[2] To the north is Little Island and to the east Great Island.
It is regarded as the second most important bird habitat in Cork Harbour.[3]
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