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Dublin

 

            
            
             Dublin is located on the east coast of Ireland, Dublin's latitude and longitude is 53 ∘N and 6 ∘W and Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. .
             Climate Region:.
             Dublin is in a temperate maritime climate, which can be modified by North Atlantic Current and conditions can be quite humid at times. Dublin has cold winters with temperatures ranging from 4-8 ∘C, major snowfalls are rare but they occasionally get dustings. Summers are mild, with temperatures ranging from 15-20 ∘C. In the summer months there are about 18 hours of day light and only gets completely dark after 11o'clock at night. In an average year Dublin receives about 150 rainy days, with an average rainfall of 840mm per year. .
             The climate is quite a comfortable to live with and doesn't have that much effect over the city, Dublin doesn't have to deal with many weather occurring disasters as some other cities around the world have to. .
             Population: .
             There are 1,058,264 (1996) people living in Dublin, this also includes Dublin County, of this number 549,298 are female and 508,966 are male. .
             Landforms:.
             The River Liffey divides Dublin; other rivers in the area are the Poddle, Dodder and Tolka. Greater Dublin sprawls around the arc of Dublin Bay. To the north, the city is bounded by the hills at Howth and to the south by the Dalkey headland. The city covers an area of 44.4sq miles. .
             I think the River Liffey would have influenced settlement, also the bay, they both provided good access and easy ports. .
             Natural Resources:.
             The natural resources in and around the area would also have influenced settlement because they would have needed a port or harbor where they could safely place the resources in ships to be transported to other areas of the world. Natural resources that are found in and around the area are zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat and sliver, the availability of these resources would have enticed settlers as well.


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