Rockall
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A man who had to be rescued from the tiny North Atlantic isle of Rockall has said he was "off his head" to attempt a world record.
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
He added: "By international law of the sea if you stay on an island more than 21 days, you're residing. I'm the first person to reside on Rockall."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2019
The minister told MSPs that incursions into the waters around Rockall had increased from 15 in 2015 to 33 in 2016 and 94 in 2017.
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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