Skrap Skerries

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'.

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