Skrap Skerries
| Skrap Skerries | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 15 ′ S , 36 ° 19 ′ W | |
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The Skrap Skerries are a small group of islands and cliffs off the north coast of South Georgia . They are halfway between Cape George and Barff Point . The eastern part is formed by the East Skerry group, the western part by the West Skerry .
The name goes back to scientists from the British Discovery Investigations , who mapped it between 1926 and 1930, and is derived from the Norwegian skrapkær ( Norwegian for scratch scare ).
Web links
- Skrap Skerries in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skrap Skerries on geographic.org (English)