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Zantman's Rock is located 34 miles (55 km) to the west of Land's End, Cornwall, and 6 miles (9.7 km) west from the Isles of Scilly. Viewed from a distance, it is barely visible on the surface of the waters. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, and about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the Crim Rocks.

Zantman's Rock

Zantman's Rock
Geography
Coordinates	49.8994°N 6.4475°W / 49.8994; -6.4475
OS grid reference	25
Archipelago	Isles of Scilly
Administration
United Kingdom
Civil parish	Bryher
Demographics
Population	0

The name "Zantman's Rock" is recorded on an Admiralty chart of 1860: before then, it appears not to have been distinguished from the Crim Rocks a short distance to the southwest.[1] Several legends attempt to explain the name of the rock, one of which involves a Dutchman being shipwrecked and finding himself in the unlikely position of clinging on to the rock.[1]

Zantman's Rock has been the cause of at least one famous shipwreck: that of the Susanna, on 14 August 1913. The wreckage still lies on the southwestern side of Zantman's Rock.

See also

• List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly

References

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[de] Zantman’s Rock

Zantman’s Rock ist eine Insel der Scilly-Inseln; er liegt 55 km westlich von Land’s End und etwa 10 km vom Zentrum der Scilly-Inseln entfernt. Zantman's Rock ist eine der westlichsten Inseln Englands; weiter westlich liegen nur noch die rund 400 Meter südsüdwestlich gelegenen Crim Rocks.

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- [en] Zantman's Rock

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