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Inishnabro

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Inishnabro
Map
Geography
Coordinates52°03′28″N 10°36′33″W / 52.05786°N 10.60913°W / 52.05786; -10.60913
ArchipelagoBlasket Islands
Highest elevation175 m (574 ft)
Administration

Inishnabro (Irish: Inis na Bró, meaning 'island of the quern/bottom grind stone') is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland. It is separated from Inishvickillane by a narrow sound (ca. 200 metres), and rises to 175 metres.

In 1973, the U.S. commercial space pioneer Gary Hudson proposed using Inis na Bró as the launching site for a new rocket system.[citation needed] The proposal only became public in 2003, when Irish Government files from the period were released under the 30-year rule.[citation needed]