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Lough Guitane (Irish: Loch Coiteáin)[1] is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.

Lough Guitane
Location in Ireland
Location	County Kerry
Coordinates	52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W
Native name	Loch Coiteáin (Irish)
Catchment area	19.03 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	2.05 km (1.3 mi)
Max. width	1.25 km (1 mi)
Surface area	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Surface elevation	77 m (253 ft)
References	[1][2][3]

Geography

Lough Guitane measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The lake is about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Killarney and to the east of Killarney National Park.[2]

Geology

Lough Guitane is the site and namesake of a volcanic complex of tuffs and rhyolites, of which the centres are at Bennaunmore, Horses Glen and Kileen.[4]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Guitane include brown trout, mainly of the freshwater variety with a smaller seasonal number of the sea variety.[5]

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

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