 malin head (), is located on the inishowen peninsula, county donegal, ireland and is the most northerly point of the island of ireland. the northernmost tip is the headland named banba's crown located at latitude 55.38Âºn. malin head gives its name to the malin sea area. there is a weather station on the head, which is one of 22 such stations whose reports are broadcast as part of the bbc shipping forecast. banba's crown on malin head is the most northerly point of the irish mainland. banba was one of the mythical queens of ireland. banba's crown is about 16&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;mi) north of the village of malin. the island of inishtrahull is further north, located approximately 10 km (6 mi) north east of malin head. further north still is the most northerly landfall of ireland, tor beg rock. ==locality== to the north east inistrahull island can be seen. the first lighthouse on the island was put into operation in 1813, and the light flashes every 30 seconds. above banba's crown to the east lies ballyhillion beach, a unique raised beach system of international scientific importance. the very distinct shorelines show the changing relationship between the sea and the land from the time the glaciers began to melt, some 15,000 years ago. at that time county donegal was depressed by the weight of an immense ice sheet, so the level of the sea, relative to today's shore, was up to 80 feet higher than today. ==climate== {{weather box |location = malin head, 1961-1990 |metric first = yes |single line = yes |jan high c = 7.6 |feb high c = 7.5 |mar high c = 8.7 |apr high c = 10.3 |may high c = 12.7 |jun high c = 15.0 |jul high c = 16.2 |aug high c = 16.6 |sep high c = 15.3 |oct high c = 13.0 |nov high c = 9.8 |dec high c = 8.4 |jan mean c = 5.6 |feb mean c = 5.3 |mar mean c = 6.3 |apr mean c = 7.7 |may mean c = 9.9 |jun mean c = 12.2 |jul mean c = 13.7 |aug mean c = 13.9 |sep mean c = 12.7 |oct mean c = 10.8 |nov mean c = 7.8 |dec mean c = 6.6 |jan low c = 3.2 |feb low c = 2.9 |mar low c = 3.7 |apr low c = 5.0 |may low
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