Skua Island (Antarctica)

Skua Island is a roughly triangular island 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) long, lying between Black Island to the southwest and Winter Island and Galindez Island to the north and northeast, in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill.

Skua Island
Skua Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°15′S 64°16′W
ArchipelagoArgentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Skua Island (Antarctica)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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