Isles of Scilly, England
-Islands of Scilly has a latitude of about 49 degrees North and a Longitude of about 6 degrees West
-England has a humid oceanic climate -Scilly has been inhabited since the Stone Age -Farming and fishing continue, but the main industry now is tourism. - the Isles were much larger with many of them joined into one island, named Ennor. -Rising sea levels flooded the plain around 400–500 AD, forming the current islands. -Evidence for the older large island includes: A description from Roman times describing Scilly as "Scillonia Insula" like it was one thing. -Remains of a prehistoric farm have been found on Nornour, which is now too small for farming -At low tides the water becomes so shallow that it is low enough for people to walk between some of the islands - The Isles of Scilly is possibly one of the sources for stories of sunken lands, for example, Lyonesse -Below the high tide line, on some of the islands, ancient field walls are visible |