The Smallest Island In The World

mitnick

Bishop Rock : The Smallest Island In The World

Bishop Rock is a small rocky ledge jutting out of the sea, 4 miles west of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall. The rock rises from a depth of 45 meter to expose a tip 46 meters long by 16 meters wide. On this narrow ledge stands a lighthouse, which makes Bishop Rock the world's smallest island with a building on it, as recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.

The rocks around the Scilly Isles caused the wreck of many ships over the years. When Sir Cloudesley Shovel's squadron of the British Fleet sank in 1707 along with 2,000 men, the Elder Brethren of Trinity House decided that the lighting of the Scilly Isles, which at that time consisted of only the old lighthouse at St. Agnes, was inadequate, and resolved to build a lighthouse on the most westerly danger, the Bishop Rock.

espri6006

ada orang jaga tak rumah api ni? atau pum buat pantauan berkala?

mitnick

espri6006 posted on 24-7-2013 06:57 AM
ada orang jaga tak rumah api ni? atau pum buat pantauan berkala?

automatic :

In the old days the 49-meter lighthouse had to rely on paraffin vapour lamps and, before that, candles. Today there are generators and batteries and a helipad was built in 1976. Bishop Rock was converted to automatic operation in 1991 and the last keepers left the lighthouse in December 1992.  Today the lighthouse has ten floors, and up to four visitors can stay here for a week to three weeks.

espri6006

mitnick posted on 24-7-2013 07:01 AM
automatic :

In the old days the 49-meter lighthouse had to rely on paraffin vapour lamps and, b ...

ooo maafkan pakcik ye nak pakcik ni lemah betul dalam Inggeris, dah tiap2 hari nonton Oh My English tapi masih juga lemah.

mitnick

espri6006 posted on 24-7-2013 07:10 AM
ooo maafkan pakcik ye nak pakcik ni lemah betul dalam Inggeris, dah tiap2 hari nonton Oh My Englis ...

no problemo lah pok cik!

raihaneem

menarik gak..tp time ribut mesti seram ja dok kat lighthouse tu..
deruan angin, deruan ombak...

cikatilia

so comel and tenang aje kot dok kat umah api tu.

Artemesiaa

Tak sanggup rasanya nak duduk sampai tiga minggu kat situ.

jonlabu

seram siot

mitnick

thanks momod @sosimple & selamat berbuka!  

hatiluka

jonlabu posted on 24-7-2013 03:46 PM
seram siot

memang seram........kalau masa ribut macamanalah agaknya...

RedClip

hatiluka posted on 24-7-2013 06:01 PM
memang seram........kalau masa ribut macamanalah agaknya...

memang seram

roblucci

kat Indon aku rasa lagi banyak yang lagi kecik daripada dalam gambaq ni

mitnick

Nokiaman posted on 26-7-2013 11:53 PM
Pedra Branca takde ka?

kalau ade info batu puteh tue pon kecik, bkklaa benang n share info. bole dpt ilmu sama2.

zetty1978

kalau setakat kat tebing ok kot nak tgk tp bila dh dkt atas menara umah api nieh terasa gayat and seram ..
sbb mcm rasa nk jatuh aje ditelan ombak2 besar tuh ..