On a clear day you can see to the Lizard Peninsula more than 60 miles away.

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Some surfers defied coastguards as police attempted to enforce warnings at Mevagissey, Porthleven on the Lizard Peninsula and at Penzance.

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In August 2010, she came close to grounding on rocks off the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall after he engines failed.

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The first lighthouse on the notoriously hazardous Lizard peninsula was built in 1619 by Cornishman Sir John Killigrew, but was eventually demolished.

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