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Rockall

British  
/ ˈrɒkɔːl /

noun

  1. an uninhabited British island in the N Atlantic, 354 km (220 miles) W of the Outer Hebrides. Area: 0.07 ha (0.18 acres)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After receiving the distress call at 08:55, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency sent a search and rescue helicopter from Stornoway to Rockall.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

His team set out to fill the gap in two visits last year to the Rockall Trough, a rough terrain northwest of Ireland.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2022

Scottish and Irish governments have agreed to "intensify" discussions to resolve a row over fishing off Rockall.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2019

Tom McClean lays claim to being the first man to reside on Rockall, after spending 40 days and nights on the rock in 1985.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2019

The general synopsis at nineteen hundred: loiv Fitzroy a thousand and eight expected just west of Rockall...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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