Eocene Volcanoes - Atolls of the Marshall Islands, Rockall, Majuro, Kwajalein Atoll, Bokak Atoll, Bikar Atoll, Lanzarote, Bikini Atoll (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Atolls of the Marshall Islands, Rockall, Majuro, Kwajalein Atoll, Bokak Atoll, Bikar Atoll, Lanzarote, Bikini Atoll, Toke Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Ekati Diamond Mine, Rockall Basin, Rongelap Atoll, Ardnamurchan, Sierra Blanca, Mili Atoll, Wotje Atoll, Kili Island, Jaluit Atoll, City of Rocks State Park, Hasselwood Rock, Mole Hill, Trimble Knob, Maloelap Atoll, Ailinglaplap Atoll, Ujelang Atoll, Namdrik Atoll, Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex, Rongerik Atoll, Ailinginae Atoll, Helen's Reef, Black Dome Mountain, Arno Atoll, Utirik Atoll, Ailuk Atoll, Likiep Atoll, Wotho Atoll, Ebon Atoll, Island of Rockall Act 1972, Knox Atoll, Aur Atoll, Lac de Gras kimberlite field, Namu Atoll, Lae Atoll, Ujae Atoll, Erikub Atoll, Thirtynine Mile volcanic area, Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex, Rocabarraigh, Skukum Group, Clisbako Caldera Complex. Excerpt: Rockall is an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office. Historically the islet has been referred to in Irish folklore, and since the late sixteenth century it has been noted in written records, although it is likely that some northern Atlantic fishing crews knew of the rock before these historical accounts were made. In the twentieth century the location of the islet became a major concern due to oil and fishing rights, spurring continued debate amongst several European nations. Rockall has also been a point of interest for adventurers and amateur radio operators who variously in the past have landed on or occupied the islet for up to several months, although fewer than twenty individuals have ever been confirmed to have landed on Rockall. In 1956 the British scientist James Fisher referred to the island as "the most isolated small roc...