Hasselwood Rock
 Hasselwood Rock visible as breaking waves to the north of Rockall | |
  Hasselwood Rock | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Atlantic |
| Coordinates | 57°35′58″N 13°41′19″W / 57.59944°N 13.68861°W |
| Area | 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Administration | |
United Kingdom (Exclusive economic zone) | |
Hasselwood Rock is a skerry adjacent to Rockall in the North Atlantic.
Position and characteristics
[edit]The upper part of Hasselwood Rock is the destroyed cone of an extinct volcano, some 200 m (660 ft) north of the larger outcrop of Rockall.[1]
The rock is approximately 1 m (3 ft) above low water, and 13 m (43 ft) in diameter, with an area of approximately 130 m2 (1,400 sq ft). It is covered at high tide and in heavy seas, often only visible as breaking waves. The only other rocks in the area, those of Helen's Reef, are almost 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north-east.
Expeditions and landings have not been reported. The geological composition is unknown.[1]
SS Norge disaster
[edit]In 1904, the SS Norge ran aground on the Rock in foggy weather with the loss of over 635 lives. The sinking remains the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, and was at the time the worst civilian disaster in the Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of the Titanic eight years later.[2][3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b G. S. Holland and R. A.Gardiner. The First Map of Rockall Archived 28 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. The Geographical Journal, v.141, n.1 (March 1975). pp. 94-98.
- ^ Ventegodt, Ole. "Norge". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Project SS Norge". nolimitsdiving.dk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
