Zantman's rock
| Zantman's rock | ||
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| Waters | Celtic sea | |
| Archipelago | Isles of Scilly | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 54 '2.47 " N , 6 ° 27' 6.34" W | |
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| length | 11 m | |
| width | 7 m | |
| surface | 0.007 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
 Zantman's Rock on the left |
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Zantman's Rock is an island in the Isles of Scilly ; it is 55 km west of Land's End and about 10 km from the center of the Isles of Scilly. Zantman's Rock is one of the westernmost islands in England; further to the west are only the Crim Rocks , which are around 400 meters south-south-west .
The island was first recorded on nautical charts in 1860. Until then, Zantman's rock was subsumed under the crim rocks . There are various legends that explain the name of the island. The best known tells of a Dutchman who was stuck on the island after a shipwreck. A ship stranded in 1903 still shapes the scenery of the island today.
literature
- Craig Weatherhill: Cornish Placenames and Language . Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure 1995 ISBN 1850584621
Web links
proof
- ↑ Dixe Wills (2005) The ZZ of Great Britain , page 35. Icon. ISBN 1840467541