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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2010) Main article: The Lizard Lizard Point View from Lizard Point Lizard Point Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (0.8 km) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston[1]. Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49°57' N. With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly it is the southernmost part of England. Contents 1 History and geography 2 Lifeboat service 3 Bugaled Breizh sinking 4 References // History and geography Lizard Point is for many ships the starting point of their ocean passage and a notorious shipping hazard. The Lizard lighthouse is situated at Lizard Point. Immediately below the lighthouse, situated in what used to be a hotel is the YHA Lizard Youth Hostel. The area is famous for its carved serpentine items, which range from ornaments to the pump handles in the local public house; the Lizard Inn. The geology of Lizard is fascinating, with a number of planned walks available from local tourist authorities in order to discover more about the local rocks. The first sighting of the Spanish Armada on mainland Britain was off Lizard Point at 3 pm on 29 July 1588. This was one of the greatest invasion fleets in history and consisted of 120 ships armed with over 1,000 cannon and with 29,000 men on board. The Battle at the Lizard, a naval battle, took place off The Lizard on 21 October 1707. Lifeboat service Main article: The Lizard lifeboat station The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) operates The Lizard lifeboat station at Kilcobben Cove, two miles (3 km) northeast of Lizard Point. A Tyne class lifeboat is housed in a large boathouse at the base of the cliff. The station features a funicular line to transport lifeboat crews from the boathouse to the clifftop station car park. The biggest rescue in the RNLI's history was 17 March 1907 when the 12,000 tonne liner SS Suevic hit the Maenheere Reef near Lizard Point. In a strong gale and dense fog RNLI lifeboat volunteers rescued 456 passengers, including seventy babies. Crews from The Lizard, Cadgwith, Coverack and Porthleven rowed out repeatedly for sixteen hours to rescue all of the people on board. Six silver RNLI medals were later awarded, two to Suevic crew members.[2] Bugaled Breizh sinking On 15 January 2004 the French fishing trawler Bugaled Breizh (child of Brittany) was sunk off Lizard Point with the loss of five lives. There were claims at the time by French marine accident experts that the vessel may have been pulled under when her nets became entangled in a British or Dutch submarine which was conducting NATO exercises in the area at the time.[3] References ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 9780319231487 ^ BBC news - Biggest RNLI rescue is remembered ^ BBC news 2005 - French trawler Bugaled Breizh 'was sunk by sub' v • d • e Geography of Cornwall Cornwall Portal Unitary authorities Isles of Scilly • Cornwall Council Major settlements Bodmin • Bude • Camborne • Falmouth • Hayle • Helston • Launceston • Liskeard • Newquay • Penzance • Redruth • Saltash • St Austell • St Ives • Truro • Wadebridge See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall Rivers Allen • Camel • Cober • De Lank • Fal • Fowey • Gannel • Gover • Hayle • Helford • Inny • Looe • Lynher • Menalhyl • Ottery • Par • Pont • Port Navas • Red • St Austell • Tamar • Tiddy • Truro • Valency Topics History • Status debate • Flag • Culture • Places • People • The Duchy • Diocese • Politics • Hundreds/shires  • Places of interest  • full list... Coordinates: 49°57′32″N 5°12′23″W / 49.95889°N 5.20639°W / 49.95889; -5.20639 (Lizard Point)