[4] Rockall was formed during the Paleogene period, by magmatism as part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province. Rockall and Hasselwood Rock, 200 metres north, are the only emergent …

Rockall, isolated granite rock in the North Atlantic Ocean 220 miles (354 km) west of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Rockall is about 100 yards (91 metres) in circumference and stands some …

Sep 15, 2025 · In 1955, the British Empire planted the Union flag in its last piece of territory – a bleak, uninhabited rock. A Royal Navy commander told the BBC about securing Rockall.

It is situated on the Rockall Bank, an Atlantic ridge separated from the European continental shelf by the Rockall Trough. The island is the core of an eroded volcano that erupted around 55 …

Apr 13, 2025 · Rockall is located in the North Atlantic, west of the British Isles, rising from a submerged volcanic plateau known as the Rockall-Hatton Plateau. This underwater expanse, …

Located 300 kilometers from St Kilda, Scotland, the tiny uninhabited islet of Rockall is 29 meters high and measures just 31 by 25 meters. But despite its remoteness and inaccessibility, it is ...

Apr 5, 2025 · Rockall is a tiny, uninhabited granite islet standing defiantly in the vastness of the North Atlantic Ocean. Often described as one of the most isolated and inaccessible landforms …

Rockall is a 17.15-metre-high, uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is 301 kilometres west of Soay, St Kilda, Scotland; 423 kilometres no...

Perhaps the most bizarre landing came in 1974, when two Royal Marines from HMS Tartar took up guard on the island, standing in full dress uniform next to a sentry box. The first detailed …

Dec 21, 2025 · Rockall, officially the Commonwealth of Rockall, is an island micronation located in Europe. Its territory in the North Atlantic consists of the uninhabited islet of Rockall and the …