Norrard Rocks
Norrard Rocks | ||
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Some of the Norrard Rocks of Samson seen from | ||
Waters | Celtic sea | |
archipelago | Isles of Scilly | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 57 ′ N , 6 ° 22 ′ W | |
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Number of islands | > 20 | |
Main island | Gweal | |
Residents | uninhabited |
The Norrard (Northern) Rocks are a small group of uninhabited islands in the northwest area of the Isles of Scilly . The more than 20 islands are a Protected Site of Special Scientific Interest . Puffins , cormorants , black-headed gulls , razorbills , shags , petrels , gray seals , fulmars , lesser black-backed gulls , guillemots and herring gulls are native here. On the islands grow u. a. Log , tree-shaped poplars , beach cloves and spoonweed .
The Norrad Rocks include:
- Gweal (5.2 km²)
- Castle Bryher (0.39 km²)
- Maiden Bower (0.66 km²)
- Mincarlo (0.18 km²)
- Illiswilgig (0.9 km²)
- Scilly Rock (0.19 m²)
- Seal Rock (0.2 km²)
Web links
- Information about flora and fauna (English; PDF; 6 kB)