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Place nameIsle of Man
Other namesMan, Isle of, Île de Man, Insel Man, IM00, IoM, IOM, I of M, Mona, Monapia
Latitude54.25
Longitude-4.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Inhabited since prehistoric times, having Neolithic monuments dating from 2000 BCE; home to Irish missionaries in the 5th century; inhabited by Celts, then Norse invasions occurred ca. 800; ruled by Norway until 1266, by Scotland until 1377, then by English kings; indigenous Manx (Gaelic) language is now nearly extinct.
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