An islet ( / ˈ aɪ l ə t / EYE -lət ) is generally a small island . Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often unnamed, island with little or no vegetation to support human habitation . It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral ; may be permanent or tidal (i.e. surfaced reef or seamount ); and may exist in the sea , lakes , rivers or any other sizeable bodies of water .
13-605: [REDACTED] Look up rock island in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rock Island may refer to: islets known as rocks or rock islands Places [ edit ] Rock Island Township (disambiguation) Canada [ edit ] Islands [ edit ] Rock Island (Nunavut) Rock Islands (Lake Nipissing) , an island in Ontario Communities [ edit ] Rock Island, Quebec,
26-839: A 2022 Australian children's drama TV series Music [ edit ] Rock Island 2002 , a music event held in 2002 on the Isle of Wight Albums [ edit ] Rock Island (Jethro Tull album) Rock Island (Palm album) Songs [ edit ] " Rock Island Line ", a blues/folk song by Leadbelly "Rock Island", a song from the musical The Music Man Other uses [ edit ] Rock Island State Park (disambiguation) Rock Island Trail (disambiguation) Rock Island High School , Rock Island, Illinois, USA Rock Island Arsenal , Rock Island, Illinois, USA; historic arsenal on Mississippi River Rock Island Arsenal Museum Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Islanders , Rock Island, Illinois, USA;
39-881: A community within the ville of Stanstead United States [ edit ] Rock Island II Site , Rock Island, Door County, Wisconsin; an archaeological site Lakes [ edit ] Rock Island Lake , Elmore County, Idaho; a lake Rock Island Pool , Washington State; a reservoir lake Islands [ edit ] Rock Island (Lake County, Montana) , an island in Flathead Lake Rock Island (Sanders County, Montana) , an island in Noxon Reservoir Rock Island, formerly known as Fortification Rock in Nevada in Lake Mead Rock Island (New York) on
52-592: A few square feet to several square miles, with no specific rule pertaining to size. Whether an islet is considered a rock or not, it can have significant economic consequences under Article 121 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea , which stipulates that "Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf ." One long-term dispute over
65-706: A minor league baseball team See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "rock-island" on Misplaced Pages. Rock Island Line (disambiguation) Rock Island M200 , pistol Battle of Rock Island Rapids (War of 1812) in Illinois Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Co. (1857) a law case fought by lawyer Abraham Lincoln All pages with titles containing Rock Island or Rock Islands All pages with titles beginning with Rock Island Rock (disambiguation) The Rock (disambiguation) , including islands known as "The Rock(s)" Rocky Island (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
78-769: A railway company, known as the Rock Island Line 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck , a train sabotage which killed 11 near Lincoln, Nebraska Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 , a railway plow Rock Island 886 , a steam locomotive Rock Island District , a commuter rail line in Chicago Rock Island Light (Rock Island) a lighthouse on the Saint-Lawrence River, in Jefferson, County, New York State, USA Film and television [ edit ] Rock Island Mysteries ,
91-481: A small strip of land with a road connects it to the mainland. It is notable for the Crookhaven Lighthouse (built in 1843 on the site of a former structure) which lights the way into the natural harbour of Crookhaven. Surrounding the lighthouse are nine cottages (built in the 1860s), once the property of Irish Lighthouses , now privately owned holiday cottages. These were formerly the accommodation for
104-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Islet As suggested by its origin islette , an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability. The World Landforms website says, "An islet landform is generally considered to be a rock or small island that has little vegetation and cannot sustain human habitation", and further that size may vary from
117-537: The Stockholm archipelago alone. The following is a list of example islets from around the world. Rock Island (Ireland) Rock Island ( Irish : Oileán na Carraige ) is a promontory in West Cork , Ireland , situated about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of Goleen , at the entrance to the inlet of Crookhaven . Not a true island, Rock Island is surrounded on three sides by sea while
130-1267: The Saint Lawrence River Rock Island, in Lake Bonaparte (New York) Rock Island (Oregon) , in the Willamette River Rock Island (Rhode Island) Rock Island (Wisconsin) Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin) Communities [ edit ] Rock Island, Florida Rock Island, Illinois , largest city in the U.S. with that name Davenport-Moline-Rock Island , a multi-state conurbation Rock Island County, Illinois Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Rock Island, Oklahoma Rock Island, Tennessee Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas Rock Island, Washington County, Texas Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas , once Rock Island, Deaf Smith County, Texas Rock Island, Washington Elsewhere [ edit ] Rock Island (Ireland) Rock Islands , Palau Rock Island (Trinidad and Tobago) Transportation [ edit ] Rock Island Depot (disambiguation) Rock Island Bridge (disambiguation) Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ,
143-422: The lighthouse keepers and their families of three local lighthouses: Crookhaven , Mizen Head and Fastnet Rock . The lighthouses are now fully automatic, requiring no keepers. Towards the west end of the peninsula is a terrace of houses built in 1907 as a coastguard station, now converted to private holiday accommodation; this replaced an earlier range of buildings erected in the early 19th century, when Crookhaven
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#1732765582148156-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rock Island . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_Island&oldid=1248383329 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
169-529: The status of such an islet was that of Snake Island (Black Sea) . The International Court of Justice jurisprudence however sometimes ignores islets, regardless of inhabitation status, in deciding territorial disputes; it did so in 2009 in adjudicating the Romania-Ukraine dispute , and previously in the dispute between Libya and Malta involving the islet of Filfla . There are thousands of islets on Earth: approximately 24,000 islands and islets in
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