Brisons

Article summary

The Brisons ( meaning island of exploding waves, , the present participle of briser meaning 'shoal of rocks' or literally 'breaker') is a twin-peaked islet in the Celtic Sea situated 1 mile (1.6 km) offshore from Cape Cornwall in Cornwall, on the south-western coast of Great Britain.

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1. date of establishment: 1853 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372993253