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Latest revision as of 20:42, 23 March 2023
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
- Location map: 54°15’22"S, 36°18’59"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Skrap Skerries