Benn Skerries

Benn Skerries are a small group of rocks which extend up to 0.25 nautical miles westward from on the island of Bouvetøya. They were charted and named in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition in the Norvegia under Captain Harald Horntvedt.
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  • Islet
  • Description: island in Norway
  • Also known as
    “Bennskjaer”
    “Bennskjaeret”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mosbytoppane and Lykketoppen.
, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of .
, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak…
, sometimes anglicized as Lars Island… is situated 3 km southeast of Benn Skerries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.
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is a peninsula on the north-western edge of subantarctic . is situated 4 km north of Benn Skerries.
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is the northernmost point on in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 7 km northeast of Benn Skerries.

Benn Skerries

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Latitude
-54.43374° or 54° 26′ 2″ south
Longitude
3.28156° or 3° 16′ 54″ east
Open location code
3FQ5H78J+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 749912475
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3371125
Wiki­data ID
Q4889601

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Benn Skerries” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Benn Skerries”
  • Dutch: “Benn Skerries”
  • French: “île Bennskjera”
  • German: “Bennschären”
  • German: “Bennskjera”
  • Japanese: “ベン岩礁”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Benn Skerries”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bennskjera”
  • Swedish: “Benn Skerries”
  • Turkish: “Benn Skerries”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aaagaardbreen and Engelbrecht Glacier.
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