Skilling Island

Skilling Island
Robertson Islands (British Antarctic Territory)
Location
Location:	60°46’59"S, 45°8’60"W
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Skilling Island is one of the Robertson Islands, a group of small islands off Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of the British Antarctic Territory.

Following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Signy, 1948-49, was named Skilling Islet after Charles J. Skilling (1931-52), the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey general assistant, Signy, 1949-50, and member of a party which visited Robertson Islands in July-August 1949; he died aboard John Biscoe, 17 April 1952.

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Skilling Island

The Robertson Islands (part of the South Orkney Islands), in the British Antarctic Territory
Atriceps Island • Coffer Island • Matthews Island • Skilling Island • Steepholm