Hasselwood Rock

Skerry in the North Atlantic ocean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hasselwood Rock is a 1-metre-high (3 ft 3 in) uninhabitable skerry 200 metres North of Rockall in the North-east Atlantic Ocean.[1]

LocationNorth Atlantic
Coordinates57°35′58″N 13°41′19″W
Area300 m2 (3,200 sq ft)
Highestelevation1 m (3 ft)
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Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock visible as breaking waves 200 metres north of Rockall
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Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock
Geography
LocationNorth Atlantic
Coordinates57°35′58″N 13°41′19″W
Area300 m2 (3,200 sq ft)
Highest elevation1 m (3 ft)
Administration
United Kingdom
(Exclusive economic zone)
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Location and characteristics

ROCKALL – Nautical chart – Atlantic Sea Pilot, 1884

Hasselwood Rock is some 200 m (660 ft) north of the larger outcrop of Rockall.[2] Expeditions and landings on Hasselwood Rock have not been reported.

The rock is approximately 1 m (3 ft) above low water, and 13 m (43 ft) in diameter, with an area of approximately 130 m2 (1,400 sq ft). It is covered at high tide and in heavy seas, often only visible as breaking waves. The only other rocks in the area—those of Helen's Reef—are almost 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north-east.

The upper part of Hasselwood Rock is the destroyed cone of an extinct volcano. The geological composition is unknown.[2]

SS Norge disaster

In 1904, the SS Norge ran aground on the Rock in fog with the loss of over 635 lives. The sinking remains the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship. It was at the time the worst civilian disaster in the Atlantic Ocean until the Titanic sank eight years later.[3][4]

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