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[[File:Kings Sentinels.png|thumb|Original map showing the King's Sentinels, circled in orange]]
[[File:Kings Sentinels.png|thumb|Original map showing the King's Sentinels, circled in orange]]
The '''King's Sentinels''' are a group of two pairs of oceanic rocks or islets in the [[Northern Sea]], at the edge of the permanent arctic ice fields, north of [[Apollonia]]. The rocks are claimed by the [[Kingdom of Meckelnburgh]] and are administered as part of its constituent [[Grand Duchy of Iselande]]. The eastern pair, consisting of Sundharu and Ukko's Rock, lie off Iselande's western shore The western pair, consisting of Magna Stack, the largest rock, and Nova Stack, lie north of [[Saksenlant]] in [[Lac Glacei]].  
The '''King's Sentinels''' are a group of two pairs of oceanic rocks in the [[Northern Sea]], at the edge of the permanent arctic ice fields, north of [[Apollonia]]. The King's Sentinels were first mapped around VI.{{AN|1568}}. The rocks are basalt outcrops formed from the eroded plugs of ancient volcanoes once active in the Northern Sea. The eastern pair, consisting of Sundharu and Ukko's Rock, lie off the western shore of the [[Grand Duchy of Iselande]]. The western pair, consisting of Magna Stack, the largest rock, and Nova Stack, lie north of [[Saksenlant]] in [[Lac Glacei]].  


==Geography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Nearest land
!Distance
!Height above sea
!Notes
|-
|'''Magna Stack'''
| rowspan="2" |Zeivsbuurg, {{Team flag|Lac Glacei}}
|378 km S
|542 m
|Largest rock
|-
|'''Nova Stack'''
|319 km S
|145 m
|
|-
|'''Ukko's Rock'''
| rowspan="2" |{{Team flag|Iselande}}, {{Team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|99.2 km E
|17.4 m
|Smallest rock
|-
|'''Sundharu'''
|54.3 km E
|36.1 m
|Home to Sundharu Rock Lighthouse
|}


==Ownership==
The rocks are claimed by the [[United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh]] and administered as part of constituent country Iselande. In {{AN|1719}}, the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh, needing aids to navigation in the Northern Sea on its route between [[Meckelnburgh]] and Iselande, sent its Royal Navy to the rocks and claimed them for Queen [[Ĉielero III]]. The Meckelnburgh Royal Saeweard subsequently constructed the Sundharu lighthouse on its eponymous island, the closest to Iselande.


(and its eponymous lighthouse)
As "rocks" rather than "islands," the King's Sentinels do not possess their own [[Convention on the Laws of the Seas|exclusive economic zones]].


lie 55 and 100 km
==Ecology==
Up to a dozen seabird species use the various formations on the King's Sentinels for migration and, in the summer months, nesting. Beneath the water, various mollusks, such as clams, cling to the rocks.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Meckelnburgh Navy at Ukko Rock.jpg|[[Royal Meckelnburgh Navy]] at Ukko's Rock
File:Magna Stack.jpg|Magna Stack
File:Sundharu Rock Lighthouse.jpg|Sundharu Rock Lighthouse
</gallery>
 
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Iselande]]
[[Category:Meckelnburgh]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 3 July 2024

Original map showing the King's Sentinels, circled in orange

The King's Sentinels are a group of two pairs of oceanic rocks in the Northern Sea, at the edge of the permanent arctic ice fields, north of Apollonia. The King's Sentinels were first mapped around VI.1568 AN. The rocks are basalt outcrops formed from the eroded plugs of ancient volcanoes once active in the Northern Sea. The eastern pair, consisting of Sundharu and Ukko's Rock, lie off the western shore of the Grand Duchy of Iselande. The western pair, consisting of Magna Stack, the largest rock, and Nova Stack, lie north of Saksenlant in Lac Glacei.

Geography

Nearest land Distance Height above sea Notes
Magna Stack Zeivsbuurg, Lac Glacei Lac Glacei 378 km S 542 m Largest rock
Nova Stack 319 km S 145 m
Ukko's Rock Iselande Iselande, Meckelnburgh Meckelnburgh 99.2 km E 17.4 m Smallest rock
Sundharu 54.3 km E 36.1 m Home to Sundharu Rock Lighthouse

Ownership

The rocks are claimed by the United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh and administered as part of constituent country Iselande. In 1719 AN, the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh, needing aids to navigation in the Northern Sea on its route between Meckelnburgh and Iselande, sent its Royal Navy to the rocks and claimed them for Queen Ĉielero III. The Meckelnburgh Royal Saeweard subsequently constructed the Sundharu lighthouse on its eponymous island, the closest to Iselande.

As "rocks" rather than "islands," the King's Sentinels do not possess their own exclusive economic zones.

Ecology

Up to a dozen seabird species use the various formations on the King's Sentinels for migration and, in the summer months, nesting. Beneath the water, various mollusks, such as clams, cling to the rocks.

Gallery

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