Location: The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland in Western Europe

Geographic coordinates:

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 572 km²
land: 572 km²
water: 0 km²

Area - comparative:

• slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC

• slightly more than one third the size of Hertfordshire

• slightly smaller than Saint Lucia.

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 160 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: cool summers and mild winters; temperate; overcast about one-third of the time

Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m
highest point: Snaefell 621 m

Natural resources: none

Land use:
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 6%
other: 39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)

Irrigated land: 0 km²

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution

Geography - note: one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary

See also

• Towns in the Isle of Man