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The Carracks
The Carracks ((コーンウォール語:Kerrek), meaning ''rocks'') and Little Carracks ((コーンウォール語:Karrek an Ydhyn), meaning ''rock of the birds'') are a group of small rocky inshore islands off the Atlantic north coast of west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The name comes from "carrek", the Cornish language word for 'rock'. The Little Carracks were still known as ''Carrack an Heythen'' c. 1920.〔Weatherhill, Craig, Place Names in Cornwall and Scilly, Wessex Books, 2005〕 The islands are in Zennor civil parish.〔Ordnance Survey ''Explorer 7; Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 25 000 scale''. 1996〕
The islands are located between Zennor and St Ives and are approximately off shore; The Little Carracks are between the Carracks and Towednack Quae Head which is east of the islands.〔Explorer 7 (1996)〕 The largest island in the group is sometimes referred to as Seal Island and is home to Atlantic grey seals, dogfish, anglerfish and sea anemones.
Boats from St Ives often travel to and from the islands to give visitors the chance to observe the seals and other wildlife on the island.
In 1916, the ''Enrico Parodi'', a , 3,818-ton steel vessel, struck Gurnard's Head during thick fog. While being towed, it sank off The Carracks and remains there at present as a diving attraction.〔(''Enrico Parodi''; by John Liddiard )〕
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