Helen's Reef
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Helen's Reef is a series of skerries
in the North Atlantic, 2km to the North-East of the larger Islet
of Rockall
and outcrop of Hasselwood Rock
.
It is within the 12 nautical miles radius territorial waters of Rockall, which is claimed by the UK, although disputed by Ireland, Iceland and Denmark.
The skerries are covered at high tide or in rough seas, and are often only visible as breaking waves.
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack....
in the North Atlantic, 2km to the North-East of the larger Islet
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
of Rockall
Rockall
Rockall is an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office....
and outcrop of Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock is a skerry adjacent to Rockall in the northern part of Atlantic Ocean.- Position and characteristics :Its upper part is the destroyed cone of an extinct volcano, situated 200 meters north of the larger outcrop of Rockall....
.
It is within the 12 nautical miles radius territorial waters of Rockall, which is claimed by the UK, although disputed by Ireland, Iceland and Denmark.
The skerries are covered at high tide or in rough seas, and are often only visible as breaking waves.