Bishop Rock

The Bishop Rock is a skerry off the in the northern Atlantic Ocean known for its lighthouse. It is in the westernmost part of the , an archipelago 45 kilometres off the southwestern tip of the of Great Britain.
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 160 feet (50 metres)
  • …is also known as “Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly”
  • Description: islet in the Atlantic Ocean, at the Isles of Scilly, England

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rosevear and Great Crebawethan.
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Islet
is the largest of the group of rocks known as the , . is situated 2 miles east of Bishop Rock.
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Islet
The Western Rocks are a group of uninhabited skerries… is situated 1½ miles east of Bishop Rock.
Reef
Zantman's Rock is located 34 miles to the west… is situated 2 miles north of Bishop Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crim Rocks and Middle Town.
Robin Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locality
is a small group of uninhabited islands in the , , . is situated 1½ miles north of Bishop Rock.
Hamlet
is a small settlement on the island of . is situated 4½ miles east of Bishop Rock.
Locality
The is a wreck found in the… is situated 6 miles northeast of Bishop Rock.

Bishop Rock

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Latitude
49.87286° or 49° 52′ 22″ north
Longitude
-6.44557° or 6° 26′ 44″ west
Open location code
8CXMVHF3+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 462551174
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2655575
Wiki­data ID
Q866344

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Bishop Rock” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բիշոփ Ռոք”
  • Cebuano: “Bishop Rock (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Bishop Rock”
  • Chinese: “主教岩”
  • Chinese: “畢曉普巖”
  • Cornish: “Men an Eskob”
  • Danish: “Bishop Rock”
  • Dutch: “Bishop Rock”
  • French: “Bishop Rock”
  • French: “Phare de Bishop Rock”
  • German: “Bishop Rock”
  • German: “Bishop’s Rock”
  • German: “Men an Eskob”
  • Italian: “Bishop Rock”
  • Japanese: “ビショップ・ロック”
  • Korean: “비숍 록”
  • Latin: “Bishop Rock”
  • Malayalam: “ബിഷപ്പ് പാറ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bishop Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bishop Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bishop’s Rock”
  • Polish: “Bishop Rock”
  • Portuguese: “Bishop Rock”
  • Russian: “Bishop Rock”
  • Russian: “Бишоп-Рок”
  • Russian: “Бишоп”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Men an Eskob”
  • Spanish: “Bishop Rock”
  • Swedish: “Bishop Rock”
  • Turkish: “Bishop Rock”
  • Ukrainian: “Бішоп”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wee and Round Rock of Crebewethan.

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