Rockall

The uninhabited Rockall rock, a 25 x 31 m (small) island rises from the sea. Rockall is located about 400 km west of the Hebrides in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, it is not the rock itself that is of interest, but the 200 nautical mile economic zone that accompanies it, under international law, which includes fishing rights and the right to the mineral resources it contains. In 1969, major oil deposits were located.

Great Britain (more precisely Scotland) has claimed Rockall since 1955. However, the Faroe Islands, Ireland and Iceland also maintain a claim. An economic zone has as a prerequisite that it is habitable. Until 1997, Great Britain maintained this co-located habitability, but after short-lived attempts to inhabit the rock, this attitude was abandoned. Thus, in terms of maritime law, from the perspective of Great Britain, it is now only a continental shelf, which still permits the extraction of mineral resources by the sovereign state, but does not include fishing rights .

Thus far only the Faroe Islands have made a reference on stamps to Rockall as part of a mini-sheet dedciated to the creation of the Faroe Islands. In Scotland, 2005, a "Rockall Post" cinderella has been produced.

Faroe Islands, 2009, Creation of Faroe Islands

Great Britain (Scotland), 2005, Rocall Post cinderella