Samson

Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the , off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Samson, Isles of Scilly”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Bryher and Gweal.

Islet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Norrard Rocks are a group of small uninhabited granite rocks in the north-western part of the , to the west of Bryher and Samson. In 1971 they were designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for their breeding seabird colonies and they are permanently closed to landings from boat passengers.

Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the . It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.

Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
are located on the island of in the , United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Grimsby and Old Grimsby.

Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.

Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.

Locality
The is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Mary's Sound, is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel.

Samson

Latitude
49.93329° or 49° 55′ 60″ north
Longitude
-6.35316° or 6° 21′ 11″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
8CXMWJMW+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 237771676
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3209751
Wiki­data ID
Q2007541
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Samson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سامسون (جزر سيلي)”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سامسون”
  • Armenian: “Սամսոն (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Սամսոն”
  • Breton: “Samson”
  • Cebuano: “Samson”
  • Cornish: “Sampson”
  • Cornish: “Ynys Samson”
  • Dutch: “Samson”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سامسون”
  • French: “Samson”
  • German: “Samson”
  • Indonesian: “Samson”
  • Italian: “Samson”
  • Japanese: “シリー諸島のサムソン山”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Samson i Scillyøyane”
  • Portuguese: “Samson”
  • Romanian: “Samson”
  • Russian: “Самсон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ynys Samson”
  • Spanish: “Samson”
  • Swedish: “Samson”
  • Turkish: “Samson Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Самсон”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Samson”

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