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: “Sampson” and “Samson, Isles of Scilly”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castle Bryher and Gweal.

Islet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Norrard Rocks are a group of small uninhabited…

Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the .

Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
are located on the island of in the , United Kingdom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Grimsby and Old Grimsby.

Village
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Locality
The is a wreck found in the…

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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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: “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”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Samson and Bar Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: North Hill and South Hill.

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Worth a closer look: Bristol and Stonehenge.

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