50°00′44″N 5°16′00″W / 50.012222°N 5.266666°W
Native name: Enys Pryven | |
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 Mullion Island | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 50°0′44″N 5°16′0″W / 50.01222°N 5.26667°W |
| Highest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Mullion Island (Cornish: Enys Pryven, meaning worm island) is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile (0.8 km) offshore from Mullion Cove, 1 mile (1.6 km) in circumference and the highest point is 118 feet (36 m) above sea level.[1][2] It forms part of the Lizard Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is within the Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]
- ^ The Channel Pilot: Part 1 (Hydrographic Dept., 1893), p. 79
- ^ Bates, Robin; Scolding, Bill (2000). Beneath the Skin of The Lizard. Cadgwith: Serpentine Design. ISBN 1-898166-09-9.
- ^ "Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff" (PDF). Natural England. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.