Rockall

Rockall

Rockall és un petit illot rocós a l'Atlàntic nord amb les coordenades geogràfiques de 57° 35′ 48″ N, 13° 41′ 19″ O{{#coordinates:57 | 35 | 48 | N | 13 | 41 | 19 | W | | primary|name= }}.

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.

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

Enllaços externs

•  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.
  • Pictures of Rockall
  • Description of a successful landing on Rockall in June 2005.
• 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)