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There are several islands scattered around the coastline of Cornwall. The majority are small islets , except the Isles of Scilly which is an inhabited archipelago situated 20 miles south-west of Lands End .
There are no islands of any great size in lakes in Wales. The crannog in Llangorse Lake is an artificial island. Several reservoirs contain islets e.g. Llyn Brenig, Elan Valley Reservoirs and Llyn Trawsfynydd, the last named having the largest and most numerous, though some are linked by causeways.
This is a list of islands of England (excluding the mainland which is itself a part of the island of Great Britain), as well as a table of the largest English islands by area and by population. Islands by type and name
England, United Kingdom Mersea Island [15] 18 7 7,182: Essex: England, United Kingdom Muckle Roe: 18 7 104: Shetland Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Bere Island or Bear Island: 17 7 218 [16] Cork: Republic of Ireland Arranmore or Aran Island: 17 7 478 [16] County Donegal: Republic of Ireland Rathlin Island: 14 5 100 Antrim: Northern Ireland ...
At the time of King Cnut, the Isles of Scilly fell outside England's rule, as did Cornwall and Wales. In 995, Olaf Tryggvason became King Olaf I of Norway. Born c. 960, Olaf had raided various European cities and fought in several wars. In 986 he met a Christian seer on the Isles of Scilly.
The largest other islands are off the south coast: Looe Island and St Michael's Mount. The sea to the north of Cornwall is the Celtic Sea; before the usage of Celtic Sea it was part of the Bristol Channel. On Joel Gascoyne's map of 1699 this part of the Atlantic Ocean was named "The North Sea or Severn Channel". [2]
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St Mary's is the only island of the Isles of Scilly with a significant road network and the only island with public highways, including three A roads (measuring 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles or 7.5 kilometres in total length) which are numbered in Zone 3 of the British numbering scheme (the A3110, A3111 and A3112); these 'A' roads are generally country lanes in nature.
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