Rockall is an uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its territorial sea and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by Ireland. It and the nearby skerries of Hasselwood Rock and Helen's Reef are the only emergent parts of the Rockall Plateau. The rock was formed by magmatism as part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province during the Paleogene.
Rockall in 2008
An illustration depicting HMS Endymion's landing party in their small boat at Rockall in 1810, with Endymion in the background
Lieutenant Commander Desmond Scott hoists the Union Flag in 1955.
Large waves breaking over the islet on 11 March 1943, photographed by RAF Coastal Command
An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanent or tidal ; and may exist in the sea, lakes, rivers or any other sizeable bodies of water.
Bàngchuí Island in Dalian, Liaoning, China, is a typical rock islet
Mōkōlea Rock in Kailua Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) off North Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Danes on the islet Danmark in Norway. It is a typical Nordic skerry.
A Tahitian motu off the island of Raiatea at sunset
