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The Lizard

The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, the most southerly point of the island of Great Britain. Historically a particularly hazardous stretch of coastline, it was also known as the "Graveyard of Ships".

It is one of the few places where the rare formicine ant Formica exsecta (the narrow-headed ant), could be found.

The name 'Lizard' is a corruption of the Cornish name 'Lys Airt', meaning 'high court'; it is purely coincidental that much of the peninsular is composed of a rock called serpentine.

Goonhilly down on the Lizard is the location of the British Telecom Goonhilly satellite earth station and the Goonhilly wind farm.

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The Lizard is also the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain: see the Lizard (comics)

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