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Lizard Point seen from near the Youth Hostel. Lizard Point (from Cornish an Lysardh 'the high court') in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston. [1]
1328497. The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away. [2][3]
28 August – trawler Scuderia ( France) ran aground at Lankidden Cove, on the east side of the Lizard between Coverack and Cadgwith. None of the five crew were injured. [93] She was refloated on 3 September and towed to Falmouth for repairs. [94] 3 November – fishing vessel Panamera ( France) sank off Lizard Point, Cornwall. There was no ...
Schneider's skink Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) Eumeces blythianus. Poona skink Eurylepis poonaensis (Sharma, 1970) Alpine Punjab skink Eurylepis taeniolatus Blyth, 1854. Sharma's mabuya Eutropis nagarjuni (Sharma, 1969) Andhra Prade. Kelaart's slender skink Lankascincus taprobanensis Sri Lanka.
The Lizard. Coordinates: 50°02′N 5°11′W. Lizard Point. Lizard Point. The Lizard (Cornish: an Lysardh) is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; Lizard village, also known as the Lizard, is the most southerly on the British mainland, and ...
The naval Battle of the Lizard ( French: Combat du Cap Lézard) took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and an English convoy protected by a squadron under Commodore Richard Edwards. [ 3]
Komodo National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Komodo) is a national park in Indonesia located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rinca, and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of 1,733 km 2 (603 km ...
Takydromus sexlineatus, the Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed grass lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard, is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body (snout to vent) length in this species. [2] Males and females are similar, males being distinguishable by the presence of pre-anal pores.