A body of water separating the island of Ireland from the island of Great Britain, connecting to the Atlantic through both the North Channel and Saint George's Channel. It has long been a major shipping route between the two islands and, more recently, a site of significant offshore wind development.
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The Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland, deglaciated as sea levels rose to their current mark.
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the central Irish Sea was deglaciated and the English Channel flooded, with sea levels rising to current levels some 8,000 years ago.
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