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Coordinates: 49°53′48″N 6°27′00″W / 49.8967°N 6.4500°W
Crim Rocks
Peaked Rock, one of the Crim Rocks, and the most westerly piece of land of England
Crim Rocks shown within Isles of ScillyOS grid reference SV802092 List of places: UK • England • Isles of Scilly Crim Rocks (Cornish: An Creeban) is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom.
They lie on the western fringe of the Isles of Scilly.[1] They are about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bishop Rock,[2] and about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of Zantman's Rock. The name may be cognate with the Middle Welsh "crimp" meaning "shin, ridge, or ledge."[1] The most conspicuous of the Crim Rocks is the Peaked Rock.[2]
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The Isles of Scilly Inhabited islands Uninhabited islands Annet · Bishop Rock · Crim Rocks · English Island · Great Ganilly · Gweal · Rosevear · Round Island · Samson · St Helens · Teän · Western Rocks · White Island · Zantman's RockTopics Environment · History · People · TransportCategories:- Islands of the Isles of Scilly
- Uninhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly
- Cornwall geography stubs
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