The Sorelle Rocks (also called the Sorelle Reef and the Sorelli Rocks) are two submerged rocks approximately west of the
Galite Islands
The Galite Islands (Tunisian Arabic: جالطة ''Jalita'', French language, French: ''La Galite'', Italian language, Italian: ''La Galita'') are a rocky group of islands of Volcano, volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern T ...
of
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, at approximately .
In form they are two submerged plateaux extending from the north-west to the south-east about apart and separated by a channel of depth. The north-west rock is approximately in diameter, and under water, while the south-east rock is in diameter and lies only under water.
ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks in 1847 with great loss of life.
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References
Landforms of Tunisia
Reefs of the Mediterranean Sea
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