Skomer
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| Waters | Celtic sea | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 44 '14 " N , 5 ° 17' 51" W | |
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| surface | 2.92 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Gorse Hill 79 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Skomer ( Welsh Ynys Sgomer ) is one of several small islands that lie along the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales . The 3 km² island of Skomer is located in the southwest of the county and east of the bird island of Grassholm . It consists of Ordovician rock. The name, documented as Skalmey in 1324, is of Scandinavian origin and means split island (from skálm + ey). The island was purchased as a bird sanctuary by the Nature Conservancy in the late 1950s.
fauna and Flora
Skomer is known for its large bird population. The Atlantic shearwaters , guillemots , cormorants , gulls , puffins , petrels and some species of birds of prey breed and live here . A disease found only on this island in Atlantic shearwaters, which recurs every year in August and September, led to the discovery of the puffinosis coronavirus . The island is also home to many gray seals and a wide variety of wildflowers.
In 2000, the island's rats were killed because they harmed the bird population, particularly the puffin.
history
The Skomer or Haroldstein and four old settlements with numerous hut circles are on the island. The stone is close to hut floor plans, field systems and burial mounds . Promontory Fort South Castle is on the Neck Peninsula . The island is also known for its prehistoric stone circles .
tourism
Excursion boats go to Skomer daily. However, the number of visitors per day is limited.
Web links
- Information on Skomer the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.oxfordreference.com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk/view/10.1093/acref/9780199609086.001.0001/acref-9780199609086-e-11997
- ↑ http://www.nature.com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk/nature/journal/v183/n4656/pdf/183222a0.pdf
- ↑ Skomer Stone ( English ) megalithic.co.uk. Retrieved October 31, 2019.