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: ''La Galite'', Italian: ''Isola della Caletta'') are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern Tunisia. They are located northwe ...
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, 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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Landforms of Tunisia
Reefs of the Mediterranean Sea
Landforms of Africa
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