West Skerry

West Skerry

West Skerry (coord|54|15|S|36|20|W|) is a small group of islands and rocks forming the west part of Skrap Skerries, lying 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Barff Point off the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart based upon a survey of this area by DI personnel in the period 1926-30, but it may reflect an earlier naming by whalers.

"Skerry" is a Lowland Scots word for "reef"


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