Round Island (Isles of Scilly)
Round Island | ||
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Round Island from the southwest | ||
Waters | Celtic sea | |
Archipelago | Isles of Scilly | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 58 ′ 42 ″ N , 6 ° 19 ′ 21 ″ W | |
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length | 340 m | |
width | 250 m | |
surface | 1.2 ha | |
Highest elevation | 40 m ASL | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Round Island is an uninhabited island and one of the northernmost of the Isles of Scilly . The 40 m high granite island is characterized by the Round Island Island Light , which was built here in 1887 and has been working fully automatically since 1987.