Editing Terra nullius (section)

====Rockall====
According to Ian Mitchell, [[Rockall]] was ''terra nullius'' until it was claimed by the [[United Kingdom]] in 1955.
It was formally annexed in 1972.<ref name=Mitchell-2012-IslesN>
{{cite book
 |first=Ian |last=Mitchell |author-link=Ian Mitchell (author)
 |date=2012
 |title=Isles of the North
 |page=232
 |publisher=[[Birlinn (publisher)|Birlinn]]
 |isbn=978-0-85790-099-9
 |url={{GBurl|id=QM-8BQAAQBAJ|pg=PT232}}
 |via=Google Books
}}
</ref><ref name=BBC-News-OnThisDay-21Sep>
{{cite news
 |title=21 September 1955: Britain claims Rockall
 |department=On This Day
 |website=[[BBC News]]
 |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]
 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/21/newsid_4582000/4582327.stm
}}
</ref><ref name=Rockall-act-1972-02-10>
{{cite web
 |title=Island Of Rockall Act 1972
 |website=[[legislation.gov.uk]]
 |date=10 February 1972
 |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/2/pdfs/ukpga_19720002_en.pdf
}}</ref>