Rockall

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 on BBC Radio 4. The status of the surrounding ocean floor is disputed between the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands), and Iceland.

Geological Surveys

The exact position of Rockall and the size and shape of the Rockall Bank was first charted in 1831 by Captain A.T.E. Vidal, a Royal Navy surveyor.

Related Topics:
1831 - Royal Navy

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The first scientific expedition to Rockall was led by Miller Christie in 1896 when the Royal Irish Academy sponsored a study of the flora and fauna http://www.ria.ie/about/pdfs/brochure.pdf They chartered the Granuaile http://www.cil.ie/sh618x4138.html

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The RV Celtic Explorer has surveyed the Rockall Bank and North West of Donegal in 2003http://www.marine.ie/scientific+services/surveys/seabed/survey+review+2004-+rv+celtic+explorer.htm

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The ILV Granuaile was chartered by the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), on behalf of the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (DCMNR), to conduct a seismic survey at the Rockall and Hatton Banks in July 2004.http://www.cil.ie/sh832x4992.html

Related Topics:
Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources - July 2004

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