Grassholm Island

Also known as Grassholm

Grassholm ( or ) or Grassholm Island is a small uninhabited island situated off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, lying west of Skomer, in the community of Marloes and St Brides. It is the westernmost point in Wales other than the isolated rocks on which the Smalls Lighthouse stands. Grassholm is known for its huge colony of northern gannets; the island has been owned since 1947 by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and is one of its oldest reserves. It reaches .

Key facts

Islands.name: Grassholm
Islands.image_name: Gannets on Grassholm - geograph.org.uk - 174369.jpg
Islands.image_caption: Grassholm
Islands.image_size: 250px
Islands.area_ha: 10.72
Islands.elevation_m: 42
Islands.country: United Kingdom
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Pembrokeshire
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Community
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Marloes and St Brides
Islands.population: Uninhabited

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Grassholm Island är en ö i Storbritannien. Den ligger i kommunen Pembrokeshire och riksdelen Wales, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 400 km väster om huvudstaden London. Arean är 0,12 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Grassholm Island är mycket platt. Öns högsta punkt är 30 meter över havet.

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