Helen's Reef

For the atoll in the Pacific, see Helen Reef.
Helen's Reef
Helen's Reef is located in Oceans around British Isles
Helen's Reef
Helen's Reef
Location of Helen's Reef in Europe
Geography
LocationNorth-East Atlantic
Coordinates57°36′5″N 13°39′29″W / 57.60139°N 13.65806°W / 57.60139; -13.65806
Administration

Helen's Reef is a series of skerries in the North Atlantic, two kilometres (one nautical mile) northeast of the larger islet of Rockall and outcrop of Hasselwood Rock, within the United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone. The skerries are covered at high tide or in rough seas, and are often only visible as breaking waves.

It is within the 12-nautical-mile-radius (22-kilometre) territorial waters of Rockall, which is claimed by the UK as of 1955 and incorporated into the UK by the Island of Rockall Act 1972. This claim was previously long disputed by Ireland,[1][2] but the dispute is resolved as of 31 March 2014.[3][4]

  1. ^ Written Answers - Rockall Island Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. debates.oireachtas.ie 24 March 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ Clive Symmons "Ireland and the Rockall Dispute: An Analysis of Recent Developments" Durham University www.dur.ac.uk
  3. ^ "The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013" www.legislation.gov.uk Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014" www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2014.