Skua Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 16 ′ S , 36 ° 18 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Skua Point ( English for skuas tip is) a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located on the east side of the Barff Peninsula between Rookery Point and Long Point .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped and named it in 1929. It is named after the Subantarctic skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus ). The name of the headland for the first time on a nautical chart of the British Admiralty records from the year 1930th
Web links
- Skua Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skua Point on geographic.org (English)