East Skerry
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East Skerry is a small group of islands and rocks forming the east part of Skrap Skerries
, lying 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Cape George, off the north coast of South Georgia. The name was applied in the period 1926-30 by DI
personnel who charted these islands.
"Skerry" is a Lowland Scots
word for a reef.
Skrap Skerries
Skrap Skerries are two small groups of islands and rocks lying midway between Cape George and Barff Point, close off the north coast of South Georgia. The present name, which dates back to about 1930, derives from the Norwegian term "skrapskjaer" or "skrapskjar" formerly used for these...
, lying 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Cape George, off the north coast of South Georgia. The name was applied in the period 1926-30 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel who charted these islands.
"Skerry" is a Lowland Scots
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
word for a reef.