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Rockall
Rockall (Eng. Rockall) - uninhabited rock in the Atlantic Ocean, the water part of the destroyed cone of an extinct volcano. Height - 23 m, diameter - 27 m, area - about 570 m2. Sources of fresh water is not available. - Vicki.
Nothing nondescript stone, located 300 kilometers from Scotland. Of course, ships crashed about him, as well as on other stones in the ocean.
September 18, 1955 by helicopter to the island were taken to the officers who installed a plaque and flag of Great Britain. September 21, 1955 on the official annexation Rocolla was announced by the Admiralty. Later on the island were installed navigation beacons. And the United Kingdom stated that no ship will not be allowed within the 50-mile (80 km) area around the rock. However, lighthouses have long broken.
February 10, 1972 received Royal Assent Act Rockall Island, which declared the island a part of the administrative area of Harris, Scotland. This was the last territorial expansion of the British Empire. In 1975 he landed on a rock two Royal Marines in full dress uniform. Photographed standing on guard, and immediately flew back.
Former soldier, an expert on survival Tom McClean (Tom McClean) lived on the island for 40 days in a wooden box, bolted to the rock ledge on the Hall from 26 May 1985 and July 4, 1985, to confirm the claims of Great Britain to the territory. < br />
June 10, 1997 3 activist environmental organization "Greenpeace" on the island took 42 days to protest against oil exploration under the rule of the British. They lived in a yellow plastic capsule attached to the island of 12 six-ton sling, and declared the island "a new global state," calling it Waveland - Country waves, and offered citizenship to anyone who is ready to take the oath.
At the moment ownership of the right application for this stone and the nearby waters filed several countries: United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland and Iceland.
And because of what all the commotion? As always, it's simple. At the bottom of found oil reserves of 100 billion pounds.
Nothing nondescript stone, located 300 kilometers from Scotland. Of course, ships crashed about him, as well as on other stones in the ocean.
September 18, 1955 by helicopter to the island were taken to the officers who installed a plaque and flag of Great Britain. September 21, 1955 on the official annexation Rocolla was announced by the Admiralty. Later on the island were installed navigation beacons. And the United Kingdom stated that no ship will not be allowed within the 50-mile (80 km) area around the rock. However, lighthouses have long broken.
February 10, 1972 received Royal Assent Act Rockall Island, which declared the island a part of the administrative area of Harris, Scotland. This was the last territorial expansion of the British Empire. In 1975 he landed on a rock two Royal Marines in full dress uniform. Photographed standing on guard, and immediately flew back.
Former soldier, an expert on survival Tom McClean (Tom McClean) lived on the island for 40 days in a wooden box, bolted to the rock ledge on the Hall from 26 May 1985 and July 4, 1985, to confirm the claims of Great Britain to the territory. < br />
June 10, 1997 3 activist environmental organization "Greenpeace" on the island took 42 days to protest against oil exploration under the rule of the British. They lived in a yellow plastic capsule attached to the island of 12 six-ton sling, and declared the island "a new global state," calling it Waveland - Country waves, and offered citizenship to anyone who is ready to take the oath.
At the moment ownership of the right application for this stone and the nearby waters filed several countries: United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland and Iceland.
And because of what all the commotion? As always, it's simple. At the bottom of found oil reserves of 100 billion pounds.
