Sole Bank
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The Sole Bank is a sand bank in the Atlantic Ocean
, south-west of Cornwall
. It is best known for giving its name to a sea area in the Shipping Forecast
. Conventionally it is divided between the Great Sole Bank and Little Sole Bank.
The areas are defined for fishery protection purposes being bounded by coastline or lines of latitude
or longitude
which connect specified points:
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, south-west of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. It is best known for giving its name to a sea area in the Shipping Forecast
Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The forecasts sent over the Navtex...
. Conventionally it is divided between the Great Sole Bank and Little Sole Bank.
The areas are defined for fishery protection purposes being bounded by coastline or lines of latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
or longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
which connect specified points:
- Little Sole Bank (ICES Statistical Division VIIh)
- 48°N 5°W
- 49°30'N 5°W
- 49°30'N 7°W
- 50°N 7°W
- 50°N 9°W
- 48°N 9°W
- 48°N 5°W
- Great Sole Bank (ICES Statistical Division VIIj)
- 48°N 9°W
- 9°W on the south coast of Ireland
- 52°30'N on the west coast of Ireland
- 52°30'N 12°W
- 48°N 12°W
- 48°N 9°W