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	Mental Health Media Press release - INTERNET SATIRISTS PLAN CHARITY ASSAULT ON ROCKALL
		If the team succeed in their mission to conquer Rockall (many have failed in the past), they will be one of only a handful of people ever to have managed it.
		Rockall also has a fascinating and chequered history, claimed as it is by no less than four nations: England, Ireland, Iceland and Denmark.
		Rockall and its territorial waters contain billions of pounds worth of oil and gas as well as lucrative fishing grounds.
	www.mhmedia.com /press/rockall.html (572 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Rockall - A755787
		Rockall is an isolated, uninhabited, pudding shaped sea-rock situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Rockall is located 57° N, 13° W, which puts it about 300 miles from the coasts of Scotland, Ireland, and Iceland.
		Rockall sits on the Rockall Bank, a massive sea bank which geologists believe may contain significant amounts of natural gas and oil.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A755787 (757 words)

	Rockall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although Rockall's possession by the United Kingdom is not contested, the status of the surrounding ocean floor is disputed with the United Kingdom by the Republic of Ireland, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands), and Iceland.
		The formal annexation of Rockall was announced by the Admiralty on 21 September 1955.
		The Rockall dispute was explored in an episode of the BBC drama Ambassador, which starred Pauline Collins as British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockall (3145 words)

	Rockall
		Rockall is a small, rocky island in the North Atlantic.
		Rockall is also close to the Darwin Mounds, deep-water coral mounds about 185 km.
		Rockall is also the name of the land where Anthony Swithin[?]'s series "The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse" takes place.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Rockall.html (176 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rockall (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockall is a small, rocky island in the North Atlantic but is probably better known as one of the British Sea Areas named in the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
		Rockall is a small, rocky islet in the north atlantic but is probably better known as one of the british sea areas named in the shipping forecast broadcast...
		Rockall is shortly thereafter demolished by a nearby rocket-testing range.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rockall (912 words)

	Rockall - Wikipédia
		Rockall est un rocher isolé de l'Atlantique nord, bien connu des marins britanniques pour avoir donné son nom à une des zones du bulletin météorologique marin radiodiffusé par la BBC.
		L'indépendant Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, un ancien maire de Dublin (en 1995 et 1996), demande depuis longtemps que l'Irlande revendique la souveraineté sur Rockall, et a soutenu avec enthousiasme l'occupation par Greenpeace.
		Rockall est le théâtre du roman Pincher Martin (1956) de William Golding, une vision cauchemardesque de la bataille d'un homme pour sa survie physique et surtout mentale dans un environnement totalement hostile.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockall (2740 words)

	Rockall (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockall is a small rocky island in the North Atlantic but is probably better known as area in the BBC 's Shipping Forecast.
		On 10 February 1972 the Isle of Rockall Act received Royal Assent to make the island part of Inverness-shire fully incorporating it into the United A navigational beacon was later installed on island and Britain declared that no ship be allowed within a 50 miles radius the rock.
		Rockall is also close to the Darwin Mounds deep-water coral mounds about 185 km north west of Cape Wrath.
	www.freeglossary.com /Rockall (745 words)

	Rockall (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockall is a small, rocky island in the North Atlantic but is probably better known as an area in the BBC 's Shipping Forecast.
		The rock is the summit of an extinct volcano and is located at 57°35'48"N 13°41'19"W, some 300 miles west of Manish Point, North Uist in Scotland.
		On 10 February 1972 the Isle of Rockall Act received Royal Assent to make the island part of Inverness-shire, fully incorporating it into the United Kingdom.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Rockall.html (545 words)

	Rockall
		Rockall is probably best known as a BBC weather area in the shipping forecasts.
		Rockall is composed of a soda-rich variety of granite.
		Rockall is also famous as a sea area in the BBC weather forecasts.
	www.geocities.com /rlapthorn/rockall.htm (493 words)

	Rockall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockall is a small, rocky island in the North Atlantic but is probably better known as an area in the BBC's Shipping Forecast.
		Its status is disputed, being claimed by the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Denmark and Iceland.
		Rockall is also close to the Darwin Mounds, deep-water coral mounds about 185 km (115 miles) north-west of Cape Wrath.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Rockall (536 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 399 - 14 June, 1990 - Written Answers. - Rockall Ownership.
		Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position regarding the negotiations on the ownership of Rockall and the surrounding seabed.
		As a result, a very extensive area under Irish jurisdiction, including part of the Rockall Trough and Plateau, is undisputed by Britain.
		Ownership of Rockall itself, and the area surrounding it, did not form part of that agreement and was not affected by it.
	historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0399/D.0399.199006140027.html (136 words)

	Justgiving - Rockall Ho! 2005
		At Mental Health Media, we help those with first-hand experience to get across the real story about mental health and to lead the fight against discrimination.
		2005 team successfully assaulted the world's remotest islet, capping four years' planning and fundraising with the triumphant raising of the flag of the Peoples' Republic of Rockall atop the sacred isle.
		The adventure - sponsored by UK satire site The Rockall Times and supported by the voluntary team members - represented the ultimate North Atlantic challenge.
	www.justgiving.com /rockall-ho (358 words)

	The complete history of Rockall [The Rockall Times]
		According to legend, Rockall is the last remnant of Brazil (the Western Land of Eternal Youth), although the Irish reckon it came from a pebble thrown from some no-doubt inebriated compatriot called Finn McCool.
		Rockall is, and always will be, a ruddy big lump of rock sticking out the sea about 300 miles from Scotland.
		The transcript of still-classified tape from a bug planted into Rockall several years earlier recorded no such event, merely lots of griping about how cold it was and could you please look away when I'm going to the toilet.
	www.therockalltimes.co.uk /rockall/history.html (1624 words)

	ROCKALL - IOTA 2005
		ROCKALL obklopuje skoro tolik mýtù a legend, kolik vln omývá jeho strmé skály.
		Podle galského slovníku Rockall znamená "øvoucí" a byl prý znám od pradávných dob hebridským plavcùm jako "Moøská skála øevu".
		Rockall a útesy kolem nìj byly èasto dìjitìm námoøních katastrof, pøièem k poslední dolo v roce 1904.
	www.okdxf.cz /rockall.html (910 words)

	Rockall - From WNSL To Matildas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Then the disappointment as the title slipped from their grasp after Rockall herself broke through in a one-on-one with the keeper in the search for a stoppage time equaliser but was denied the shot and claims of a penalty were waved away.
		Rockall says being told of her inclusion in the 24-member Interim Squad earlier in the month was more of a surprise as she hadn't expected anyone to be named until after the grandfinal.
		Rockall considers the standard of the 10-team English league on a par with here in Australia, although notes that they are now making steady improvement with the establishment of the part FA-funded Academy program.
	www.matildas.org.au /rockalldebut.htm (914 words)

	Samuel Rockall, last of the Chair Bodgers
		When Samuel Rockall died, aged 84, in 1962, bodging is said to have died with him.
		Sam Rockall was far more enterprising than most in his profession, he developed a wide range of skills including Chair making, I’m not aware of another bodger who could also make the finished article.
		Beauty is the by-product, and in the same way the poetry and romance of Samuel Rockall are the by-product of his trade, his happy bird-like spirit and his life long devotion to his craft, his family, his countryside and his independence".
	www.stuartking.co.uk /articles/samuel_rockall.htm (1239 words)

	Rockall Natural History
		Though Rockall is at the heart of an ocean, not all of it is humid.
		Of course, there are creatures equivalent to the mammals of the rest of the world: the bavalins of southern Rockall and kalvaks of central Rockall are much like rhinoceroses, the galikhu like a water-hog, the aruchin much like a goat and the danatel like an antelope the size of a jackrabbit.
		It is weakest, perhaps, in the hasedu, an animal that, because it yields milk and because of its strength in hauling, serves the purpose in Rockall that cattle serve elsewhere.
	www.rockallonline.com /naturalhist.htm (844 words)

	Telegraph \| Entertainment \| I will be king of Rockall
		It was an auspicious start to our expedition to Rockall, a tiny pinnacle of rock 250 nautical miles to the west, in the middle of the North Atlantic.
		Iceland, Denmark, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom have all claimed sovereignty of Rockall and her underwater bank, reputed to be rich in petroleum and teeming with fish.
		The island was formally annexed in 1955 when HMS Vidal landed a party by helicopter, raised the flag and declared it part of Invernesshire.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/04/27/ftfogle27.xml (423 words)

	About Us \| Rockall Design (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockall Design understands the dynamics of the commercial marketplace - whichever sector your company operates in.
		Rockall are based in the UK, although our clients and, to a certain extent, our staff are based all around the world.
		Rockall is the name of a small sea-rock in the Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles from the Scottish border.
	www.rockalldesign.com /about (275 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 524 - 18 October, 2000 - Written Answers. - Rockall Island.
		In particular, jurisdiction over Rockall was thought to be central to the mineral rights in the adjacent seabed, as well as to national fishing rights in the surrounding seas.
		However, during the course of the Third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference, which culminated with the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982, this position, in no small part due to the efforts of the Irish delegation, was clarified.
		Accordingly, both countries accept that Rockall cannot be used as a basis for delimiting their respective continental shelves or fisheries zones.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0524/D.0524.200010180030.html (279 words)

	British Satire Found Thriving on Isolated Rockall Isle
		Rockall, a bleak rock situated somewhere off the coast of Scotland and best known to sailors and listeners of the 'Shipping News' on Radio 4, today announced plans to take its little known voice of Satire to the masses via a new weekly online publication; The Rockall Times.
		The Rockall Times is proud to be British and promises to deliver the real truth behind the headlines and fill in the bits that everyone else leaves out.
		The Rockall Times Style Guide is available online for those willing to give it a go and will provide a very long list of what is funny and what is definitely not funny along with some tips and hints of how to string a sentence together.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/3310.html (877 words)

	Island of Rockall Act 1972 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		2) is a UK Act of Parliament formally annexing Rockall in its entirety to protect it from Irish and Icelandic claims.
		The Act asserted that the Isle of Rockall, was part of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire.
		The long title of the Act is "An Act to make provision for the incorporation of that part of Her Majesty's Dominions known as the Island of Rockall into that part of the United Kingdom known as Scotland, and for purposes connected therewith".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Rockall_Act_1972 (196 words)

	The Definitive Guide to Rockall XXXX (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Also, Rockall is 367.0 km (228.0 statute miles) (198.1 nautical miles) from Aird an Runair on the island of North Uist(approximately WGS84 Latitude North 57 Degrees 36 Minutes 9.7 Seconds, Longitude West 7 Degrees 32 Minutes 56.4 Seconds), Outer Hebrides, the nearest inhabited island of Scotland after St Kilda was evacuated in 1930.
		On 10 February 1972 the Isle of Rockall Act received Royal Assent to make the island administratively part of the Isle of Harris (St Kilda being administratively part of Harris), in what was then Inverness-shire, fully incorporating it into the United Kingdom.
		More populist claims to the island are based, in part, on the fact that Rockall is 424 kilometres (265 miles) from Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
	www.xxxx.com /s/Rockall (2821 words)

	Deep-marine seabed erosion and gravel lags in the Northerwestern Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean Journal of the ...
		The margins of the northwestern Rockall Trough are dominated by sedimentation influenced by bottom currents, reflected in the presence of sediment drifts and seabed erosion.
		Rockall Trough is a NE-trending deep-water basin, separating the Hebrides Shelf to the east from the Rockall Plateau to the west.
		The modern, sediment starved deep-water basin that is the Rockall Trough is essentially a mid- to late Cenozoic phenomenon (Stoker 1998; Stoker et al.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3721/is_200105/ai_n8944077 (881 words)

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