Sorelle Rocks
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The Sorelle Rocks are two submerged rocks approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Galita Island near Malta
, at approximately 37°24′N 8°36′E.
In form they are two submerged plateaux extending from the north-west to the south-east about 169 feet (51.5 m) apart and separated by a channel of 39 feet (11.9 m) - 49 feet (14.9 m) depth. The north-west rock is approximately 66 feet (20.1 m) in diameter, and 16 feet (4.9 m) under water, while the south-east rock is 197 feet (60 m) in diameter and lies only 4 feet (1.2 m) under water.
HMS Avenger
ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks in 1845 with great loss of life.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, at approximately 37°24′N 8°36′E.
In form they are two submerged plateaux extending from the north-west to the south-east about 169 feet (51.5 m) apart and separated by a channel of 39 feet (11.9 m) - 49 feet (14.9 m) depth. The north-west rock is approximately 66 feet (20.1 m) in diameter, and 16 feet (4.9 m) under water, while the south-east rock is 197 feet (60 m) in diameter and lies only 4 feet (1.2 m) under water.
HMS Avenger
HMS Avenger (1845)
HMS Avenger was a wooden paddle wheel frigate of the Royal Navy launched in 1845 and wrecked with heavy loss of life in 1847.-Construction and commissioning:...
ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks in 1845 with great loss of life.