Ireland (i/ˈaɪərlənd/; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in theNorth Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St Georges Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.[6]