The Lizard

The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, and containsthe most southerly point of mainland Great Britain, Lizard Point. The peninsula measures approximately 14 x 14 miles. Historically a particularly hazardous stretch of coastline, it was also known as the "Graveyard of Ships". The name 'Lizard' is a corruption of the Cornish name 'Lys Airt', meaning 'high court'; it is purely coincidental that much of the peninsula is composed of a rock called serpentine.

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Peninsula: A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides....

Cornwall: Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England's south-west peninsula, lying west of the River Tamar....

Great Britain: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

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