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Lizard Point, Cornwall. / 49.9591; -5.2065. Lizard Point (from Cornish an Lysardh 'the high court') in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston. [ 1]
The Lizard. Coordinates: 50°02′N 5°11′W. Lizard Point. Lizard Point. The Lizard ( Cornish: An Lysardh) is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; Lizard village, also known as The Lizard, is the most southerly on the British mainland ...
Designated. 9 October 1984. Reference no. 1328497. The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away.
The Battle off Lizard Point was a naval action which took place on 18 February 1637 off the coast of Cornwall, England, during the Eighty Years' War.Spanish admiral Miguel de Horna, commander of the Armada of Flanders, intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six Dutch States Navy warships, sinking or capturing 20 ships before returning safely to his base ...
Land's End[ 1] ( Cornish Standard Written Form: Penn an Wlas or Pedn an Wlas) [ 2] is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the Penwith peninsula about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is the English Channel, and to the ...
The naval Battle of the Lizard ( French: Combat du Cap Lézard) took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and an English convoy protected by a squadron under Commodore Richard Edwards. [ 3]
The European green lizard lives on the ground and in low, dense vegetation and likes to bask in the sun, early and late in the day. It feeds mainly on insects and other small invertebrates but it also sometimes takes fruit, birds’ eggs, fledglings, small lizards and even mice. In spring, the female lays six to twenty eggs which hatch in two ...
Lizard Point. Lizard Point may refer to: Lizard Point, Cornwall, the southernmost point on the British mainland. Lizard Point (Queensland), a rock outcrop in Australia. Lizard Point, Antarctica, on the Beardmore Glacier. "Lizard Point" (composition), an instrumental by Brian Eno, on the album Ambient 4: On Land.