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[[Ofbyld:Location map Rockall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lokaasje Rockall yn de Atlantyske Oseaan]]
[[Ofbyld:Rockall-photo.JPG|250px|thumb|right|De rots]]
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'''Rockall''' is
== Topografy ==
▲'''Rockall''' is een kleine rotspunt in de noordelijke [[Atlantyske Oseaan]].
De rots is de
▲Het is gelegen op 480 km ten westen van de Schotse [[Hebriden]]. De coördinaten zijn 57° 35′ 48″ N, 13° 41′ 19″ W.
== Etymology ==
The origin of the name ''Rockall'' is debatable but it has been suggested that it derives from the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Sgeir Rocail'', meaning "[[skerry]] (or "sea rock") of roaring", <ref name=Keay>Keay and Keay (1994) p. 817.</ref> although ''rocail'' can also be translated as "tearing" or "ripping".<ref>[http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/mb33.html#sgeir "Sgeir"] ceantar.org. Retrieved 18 January 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/mb31.html#rocail "Rocail"] ceantar.org. Retrieved 18 January 2008.</ref> There may also be an etymological link with the [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]] ''hrukka''.
The first literary reference to the island, where it is called ''Rockol'', is found in [[Martin Martin]]'s ''A Description of the [[Western isles]] of [[Scotland]]'' published in [[1703]]. In the book he gives an account of a voyage to [[St Kilda, Scotland|St Kilda]] where the locals knew the isle as ''Rockabarra'' (''[[Rocabarraigh]]''). <ref>Martin, Martin (1703)</ref>
The name ''Rocabarraigh'' is also used in Gaelic [[folklore]] for a mythical rock which is supposed to appear three times, the last being at the end of the world:
:''"Nuair a thig Rocabarra ris, is dual gun tèid an Saoghal a sgrios"''.
: (When Rocabarra returns, the world will likely come to be destroyed/ruined)
▲De rots is de top van een gedoofde [[fulkaan]]. Hij steekt 22 meter boven de [[zeespiegel]], en de breedte aan de voet is circa 25 meter. De rots wordt bij storm regelmatig overspoeld door de golven. Rockall is onbewoond. In 1985 heeft survival-expert Tom McLean 40 dagen op het eiland gewoond.
== Skiednis ==
De eerste landing op het eiland was in 1810; de tweede volgde in 1888.
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The rock's only permanent inhabitants are [[periwinkle (mollusc)|periwinkle]]s and other marine [[mollusc]]s. Small numbers of seabirds, mainly [[fulmar]]s, [[Northern Gannet|gannet]]s, [[Black-legged Kittiwake|kittiwake]]s, and [[Common Guillemot|guillemot]]s, use the rock for resting in summer, and gannets and guillemots occasionally breed successfully if the summer is calm with no storm waves washing over the rock. There is no natural source of fresh water.
{{Koördinaten|57_35_48_N_13_41_19_W_type:isle|57° 35' NB, 13° 41' WL}}
{{Commonscat|Rockall}}
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