In form they are two submerged plateaux extending from the north-west to the south-east about 169 feet (52 m) apart and separated by a channel of 39–49 feet (12–15 m) depth. The north-west rock is approximately 66 feet (20 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.[2]
HMS Avenger ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks in 1847 with great loss of life.[2]
References
^Smyth, William Henry (1854). The Mediterranean: A Memoir Physical, Historical, and Nautical. London: John W. Parker and Son. p. 457.
^ abGilly, William Octavius Shakespeare; William Stephen Gilly (1850). Narratives of shipwrecks of the Royal navy between 1793 and 1849. London: John W. Parker. pp. 308–309.
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sorelle, rocks, also, called, sorelle, reef, sorelli, rocks, submerged, rocks, approximately, miles, west, galite, islands, tunisia, approximately, form, they, submerged, plateaux, extending, from, north, west, south, east, about, feet, apart, separated, chann. The Sorelle Rocks also called the Sorelle Reef and the Sorelli Rocks are two submerged rocks approximately 20 miles 32 km west of the Galite Islands of Tunisia at approximately 37 24 N 8 36 E 37 400 N 8 600 E 37 400 8 600 1 In form they are two submerged plateaux extending from the north west to the south east about 169 feet 52 m apart and separated by a channel of 39 49 feet 12 15 m depth The north west rock is approximately 66 feet 20 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 2 HMS Avenger ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks in 1847 with great loss of life 2 References Edit Smyth William Henry 1854 The Mediterranean A Memoir Physical Historical and Nautical London John W Parker and Son p 457 a b Gilly William Octavius Shakespeare William Stephen Gilly 1850 Narratives of shipwrecks of the Royal navy between 1793 and 1849 London John W Parker pp 308 309 This article about a specific oceanic location or ocean current is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sorelle Rocks amp oldid 997721075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
