[5][6][7] It is separated from the Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water called the Calf Sound.

The highest part of the island is in the west where an unnamed peak reaches 126 m (415 ft) above sea level.

3. c. lxvii) by Robert Stevenson to warn mariners of the hazards of the Chicken Rock off the south end of the Calf.

Almost a mile southwest of the Calf is Chicken Rock, the most southerly part of the Isle of Man's territory.

The Calf of Man also has a large colony of seals which live and breed on the rocky coastline.