Drake's Island
Small island in Plymouth Sound, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre (2.6-hectare) island lying in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.[1] For more than 400 years the island was fortified.
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Coordinates | 50°21′20″N 4°9′13″W |
OS grid reference | SX4681952912 |
Adjacent to | Plymouth Sound |
Area | 2.6 ha (6.4 acres) |
Length | 400 m (1300 ft) |
Width | 100 m (300 ft) |
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"St Nicholas Island" redirects here. For the Californian Channel Island, see San Nicolas Island.