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The '''Skrap Skerries''' are a group of small islands and rocks, comprising West Skerry and East Skerry, off [[Rookery Bay]], a bay on the open sea coast of the [[Barff Peninsula]] of [[South Georgia]].
The '''Skrap Skerries''' are a clutch of small islands and rocks lying in the sea off [[Rookery Bay]] (north-west of [[Godthul]]) and the north-east coast of [[South Georgia]], on the open sea coast of the [[Barff Peninsula]].They are divided into:
 
*[[East Skerry]]
*[[West Skerry]]


Norwegian sealers and whalers called these rocks ''Skrapskjar'', meaning 'scrape skerry' and the name 'Skrapskjar Rocks' has appeared on charts. Later the Norwegian name was adapted into 'Skrap Skerries'.
Norwegian sealers and whalers called these rocks ''Skrapskjar'', meaning 'scrape skerry' and the name 'Skrapskjar Rocks' has appeared on charts. Later the Norwegian name was adapted into 'Skrap Skerries'.

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The Skrap Skerries are a clutch of small islands and rocks lying in the sea off Rookery Bay (north-west of Godthul) and the north-east coast of South Georgia, on the open sea coast of the Barff Peninsula.They are divided into:

Norwegian sealers and whalers called these rocks Skrapskjar, meaning 'scrape skerry' and the name 'Skrapskjar Rocks' has appeared on charts. Later the Norwegian name was adapted into 'Skrap Skerries'.

Location

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Skrap Skerries