Rockall
De Viquipèdia
Rockall és un petit illot rocós a l'Atlàntic nord amb les coordenades geogràfiques de 57° 35′ 48″ N 13° 41′ 19″ O.
És un territori amb la sobirania del seu fons marí discutida entre la Gran Bretanya, Irlanda, Dinamarca i Islàndia. Amb el nom de Waveland ha estat ocupat simbòlicament per Greenpeace del 1997 al 1999.
És d'origen volcànic i fa aproximadament uns 30 metres de llarg i 21 metres d'alçada màxima.
[edita] Referències
- Fraser MacDonald, 'The last outpost of Empire: Rockall and the Cold War', Journal of Historical Geography, 32 (2006),627-647. available in pdf
- Birds breeding on Rockall. British Birds 86: 16–17, 320–321 (1993).
- Oral Questions to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Dáil Éireann, 1 de novembre de 1973
- Written Answer from the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Dáil Éireann, 14 de juny de 1990
- Written Answer from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in the Dáil Éireann, 11 de juny de 2003
[edita] Enllaços externs
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PDF) Rockall – The most isolated speck of Rock, surrounded by Water on the Surface of the Earth by James A. Macintosh, published 1945. Includes Basil Hall's description of his Rockall landing. - Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs map showing all parties' claims to the continental shelf around Rockall.
- Waveland site
- The Rockall Times, a surreal news site themed around Rockall.
- British journalist Ben Fogle attempts to claim Rockall
- A Rockall datasheet
- 1955: Britain claims Rockall, On This Day story from BBC website.
- MSØIRC/p radio amateur expedition (16 June 2005)
| Illes Hèbrides |
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| Hèbrides Interiors |
| Ascrib | Canna | Cara | Coll | Colonsay | Crowlin | Easdale | Eigg | Gigha | Iona | Islay | Jura | Kerrera | Lismore | Luing | Lunga | Oronsay | Muck | Mull | Raasay | Rùm | Seil | Shuna | Skye | Soay | Staffa | Tiree | Ulbha |
| Hèbrides Exteriors |
| Barra | Benbecula | Berneray | Eriskay | Great Bernera | Harris i Lewis | North Uist | Rockall | Scalpay | South Uist | St Kilda |
