Skua Island
Skua Island is an island immediately northeast of Prion Island in the entrance to the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy.- Islet
- …is also known as “Skua Islet”
- Description: island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Outer Lee Island and Inner Lee Island.
Outer Lee Island
Islet
Outer Lee Island is a small island 1.5 nautical miles…
Inner Lee Island
Inner Lee Island is a small island 1.3… Inner Lee Island is situated 2½ km south of Skua Island.
Petrel Island
Islet
Petrel Island is an island 1.2 km southwest… Petrel Island is situated 3 km southwest of Skua Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prince Olav Harbour and Salisbury Plain.
Prince Olav Harbour
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south… Prince Olav Harbour is situated 8 km southeast of Skua Island.
Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a broad coastal plain found with… Salisbury Plain is situated 8 km southwest of Skua Island.
Dinghy Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south… Dinghy Point is situated 8 km southeast of Skua Island.
Skua Island
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-54.01947° or 54° 1′ 10″ south
Longitude
-37.2479° or 37° 14′ 52″ west
Open location code
39Q4XQJ2+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skua Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skua Island”
- Chinese: “斯庫亞島”
- Dutch: “Skua Island”
- German: “Skua Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skua Island i Sør-Georgia”
- Spanish: “Isla Skua”
- Swedish: “Skua Island”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Skua Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bay of Isles and The Spike.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Twins and Invisible Island.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
Learn more about Grytviken and South Georgia Island.